file system

1. 1.

   a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)

   Synonymsfiling system

   Broaderclassification system

Questions about file system

What does file system mean?

file system means "a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)".

What is another word for file system?

Close synonyms include filing system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is file system a common word?

file system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.