File Allocation Table

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The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a simple, widely used file system architecture that tracks the allocation and organization of files on disk storage, commonly employed in older and removable storage devices.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
FAT12	2
MS-DOS FAT	1

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VFAT → extends → File Allocation Table ⓘ

this entity surface form: FAT12

FreeDOS → supports → File Allocation Table ⓘ

this entity surface form: FAT12

NetBSD/mac68k → supportsFileSystem → File Allocation Table ⓘ

this entity surface form: MS-DOS FAT

FAT16 → uses → File Allocation Table ⓘ