NFS

Abbreviation · Development

Definitions

  1. Network File System — a distributed filesystem protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems that allows a client machine to access files over a network as if they were on a local disk, using remote procedure calls (RPC) to handle read, write, and metadata operations transparently.

    In plain English: A way to access files stored on another computer over the network as if they were right on your own machine.

    Example: "The dev containers mount the shared assets directory over NFS so every node sees the same files without needing a sync tool."

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