Network File System
<networking, operating system> (NFS) A protocol developed by Sun
Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files
over a network as if they were on its local disks. This protocol has been
incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de
facto standard. NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol (UDP) in
order to make it stateless.
See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.
(1994-12-12)
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Network Device Interface Specification « network
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