file system
noun
file system is a noun meaning “A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-L-E-S-Y-S-T-E-M. The plural of file system is file systems.
What does file system mean?
noun
- 1
A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
- 2
A method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories.
- 3
A set of blocks that are organized in this way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce file system?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-file_system.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of file system
- file systems plural
- filesystem
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with file system
Also written: filesystem (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
File system in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computing: method of organizing blocks:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | système de fichiers |
| German | Dateisystem |
| Portuguese | sistema de arquivos, sistema de ficheiros |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does file system come from?
From file + system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).