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{{Short description|File system for computers}}{{Distinguish||text=the [[Apple File System]], also abbreviated AFS}}

The '''Andrew File System''' ('''AFS''') is a [[distributed file system]] which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, ___location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by [[Carnegie Mellon University]] as part of the [[Andrew Project]].<ref>[http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/news/2007/features/andrew/what_is_andrew.shtml What is Andrew] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909232809/http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/news/2007/features/andrew/what_is_andrew.shtml |date=September 9, 2011 }} - part of CMU's official site chronicling the history of the [[Andrew Project]].</ref> Originally named "Vice",<ref name="garfinkel19890506">{{cite news | url=http://simson.net/clips/1989/1989.TechRev.Athena.pdf | title=Ripples Across the Academic Market | work=Technology Review | date=May–June 1989 | access-date=25 January 2016 | author=Garfinkel, Simson L. | author-link=Simson Garfinkel | pages=9–13 | archive-date=9 October 2022 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://simson.net/clips/1989/1989.TechRev.Athena.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> "Andrew" refers to [[Andrew Carnegie]] and [[Andrew W. Mellon|Andrew Mellon]]. Its primary use is in [[distributed computing]].

== Features ==