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file allocation table
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file allocation table

In computing, a table used by the operating system to record the physical arrangement of files on disk. As a result of fragmentation, files can be split into many parts sited at different places on the disk.



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The Windows FAT file system, for example, was designed as a single-user file system for desktop workstations and does not incorporate concepts of users and permissions necessary for networking and/or shared data access associated with NTFS and Unix.
The kit's robust features offer numerous implementation possibilities using the Dynamic C development software and included FAT File System software module.
Quadros also provides extensive driver support for the full range of on-chip peripherals of the ColdFire MCF532x and MCF537x families, including USB host and device software development kits, GUI development library and LCD controller driver; TCP/IP stack (v4/v6) with Fast Ethernet driver, IPsec/IKE with support for onchip hardware acceleration, FAT file system as well as high-performance fail-safe flash file system.
 
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