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VFAT

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001314

Virtual File Allocation Table, an extension to the FAT file system that introduced support for long filenames, beyond the 8.3 character limit of original FAT. It was primarily used in Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT. VFAT allowed filenames up to 255 characters by storing them in multiple 8.3 entries.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001314
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Virtual File Allocation Table, an extension to the FAT file system that introduced support for long filenames, beyond the 8.3 character limit of original FAT. It was primarily used in Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT. VFAT allowed filenames up to 255 characters by storing them in multiple 8.3 entries.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/vfat/"
}

Record 1,440 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.