file system

noun

A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.

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filing system
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Meanings

nounfile system (plural file systems)

plural file systems · alternative filesystem

  1. A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.

    Synonyms: filing system

  2. computingA method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories.

    Every computer system therefore needs a method of managing files. This is generally achieved through the use of a file system. File systems exist on every electronic storage device […].

    2025, Fergus Toolan, File System Forensics, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 3
  3. computingA set of blocks that are organized in this way.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.

Similar
filing system

More synonyms by meaning

nouna system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)

Similar
filing system
Broader
classification system
Also see
filing system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From file + system.

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Translations

Bulgarian фа́йлова систе́ма, фа́йлова систе́ма
  • фа́йлова систе́ма (fájlova sistéma)computing: method of organizing blocks
  • фа́йлова систе́ма (fájlova sistéma)computing: set of organized blocks
Chinese Mandarin 文件系統 /文件系统
  • 文件系統 /文件系统 (wénjiàn xìtǒng)computing: method of organizing blocks
Czech souborový systém
  • souborový systémcomputing: method of organizing blocks
Dutch bestandssysteem
  • bestandssysteemcomputing: method of organizing blocks
Finnish tiedostojärjestelmä, tiedostojärjestelmä
  • tiedostojärjestelmäcomputing: method of organizing blocks
  • tiedostojärjestelmäcomputing: set of organized blocks
French système de fichiers
  • système de fichierscomputing: method of organizing blocks
German Dateisystem, Dateisystem
  • Dateisystemcomputing: method of organizing blocks
  • Dateisystemcomputing: set of organized blocks
Greek σύστημα αρχείων
  • σύστημα αρχείων (sýstima archeíon)computing: method of organizing blocks
Japanese ファイルシステム
  • ファイルシステム (fairu shisutemu)computing: method of organizing blocks
Korean 파일 시스템
  • 파일 시스템computing: method of organizing blocks
Polish system plików, system plików
  • system plikówcomputing: method of organizing blocks
  • system plikówcomputing: set of organized blocks
Portuguese sistema de arquivos, sistema de ficheiros
  • sistema de arquivoscomputing: method of organizing blocks
  • sistema de ficheiroscomputing: method of organizing blocks
Swedish filsystem
  • filsystemcomputing: method of organizing blocks
Cite this entry
APA

file system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20system

MLA

“file system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20system. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file system,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20system.

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