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What (who) is Andrew File System - definition

FILE SYSTEM
Andrew file system; Andrew FS; Rlidwka

Andrew File System         
<operating system, storage> (AFS) The distributed {file system} of the Andrew Project, adopted by the OSF as part of their Distributed Computing Environment. {Frequently Asked Questions (http://transarc.com/Product/AFS/FAQ/faq.html)}. (1994-11-24)
Andrew File System         
The Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon University as part of the Andrew Project.
Synthetic file system         
HIERARCHICAL INTERFACE TO NON-FILE OBJECTS THAT APPEAR AS IF THEY WERE REGULAR FILES
Synthetic Filesystem; Synthetic file; Pseudo file system
In computer science, a synthetic file system or a pseudo file system is a hierarchical interface to non-file objects that appear as if they were regular files in the tree of a disk-based or long-term-storage file system. These non-file objects may be accessed with the same system calls or utility programs as regular files and directories.

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Andrew File System

The Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon University as part of the Andrew Project. Originally named "Vice", "Andrew" refers to Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon. Its primary use is in distributed computing.