GFS
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There are three distributed file system
s that share the initials GFS:
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Distributed file system
Network file system may refer to:* A distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network* Network File System , a specific brand of distributed file system...
s that share the initials GFS:
- Global File SystemGlobal File SystemIn computing, the Global File System is a shared disk file system for Linux computer clusters. This is not to be confused with the Google File System, a proprietary distributed filesystem developed by Google....
, a cluster file system for Linux released under GPL license - GlusterFSGlusterFSGlusterFS is a scale-out NAS file system developed by Gluster. It aggregates various storage servers over Ethernet or Infiniband RDMA interconnect into one large parallel network file system. GlusterFS is based on a stackable user space design without compromising performance. It has found a...
, a cluster file system - Google File SystemGoogle File SystemGoogle File System is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google Inc. for its own use. It is designed to provide efficient, reliable access to data using large clusters of commodity hardware...
, also a cluster file system developed by Google for internal use.
Other meanings:
- Grandfather-Father-Son Backup, a strategy to make backups in computer systems.
- Genome-Based Peptide Fingerprint ScanningGenome-Based Peptide Fingerprint ScanningGenome-based peptide fingerprint scanning is a system in bioinformatics analysis that attempts to identify the genomic origin of sample proteins by scanning their peptide-mass fingerprint against the theoretical translation and proteolytic digest of an entire genome....
- Global Forecast SystemGlobal Forecast SystemThe Global Forecast System is a global numerical weather prediction computer model run by NOAA. This mathematical model is run four times a day and produces forecasts up to 16 days in advance, but with decreasing spatial and temporal resolution over time...
, a Numerical Weather Prediction model - Global financial systemGlobal financial systemThe global financial system is the financial system consisting of institutions and regulators that act on the international level, as opposed to those that act on a national or regional level...
- Geoff's Flying SaucerGFS ProjectsGFS Projects Limited is a British company developing a vertical take-off and landing aircraft shaped like a flying saucer. The company was established in 2002 by Geoff Hatton, and won a contract with the US government in 2007 to design an unmanned aerial vehicle.The GFS Projects design uses the...
- Government Flying Service, Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- Gordon Food ServiceGordon Food ServiceGordon Food Service is the largest privately held foodservice distributor in North America with sales of $5.5 billion in 2007. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, GFS has GFS Marketplace stores in the states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee...
, a North American catering and food services company - Germantown Friends SchoolGermantown Friends SchoolGermantown Friends School is a coeducational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends . It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn mainly...
- Gravitational field strength
- Greek Font SocietyGreek Font SocietyThe Greek Font Society is a non-profit organization in Greece, founded in 1992, devoted to improving the standard of Greek digital typography.It has issued four digital fonts, all with full polytonic support:...