filestore

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noun

A conceptual space where files are stored.

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Meanings

nounfilestore (plural filestores)

plural filestores

  1. computingA conceptual space where files are stored.

    The manipulation of files and related data in an OSI environment is achieved by mapping the real filestores of real systems on to virtual filestores that have standard interfaces to the OSI communications networks.

    1994, Andy Sloane, Computer communications: principles and business applications, page 200

Origin

From file + store.

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APA

filestore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestore

MLA

“filestore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filestore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestore.

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