HIERARCHICAL FILE SYSTEM


Meaning of HIERARCHICAL FILE SYSTEM in English

< file system > A file system in which the files are organised into a hierarchy . The nodes of the hierarchy are called directories while the leaves are the files themselves.

See also root directory . Compare flat file system .

(1996-11-21)

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