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'''Network File System''' ('''NFS''') is a protocol developed by [[Sun Microsystems]] and defined in [[Request for comment|RFC]] 1094, 1813, 3010 and 3530, a [[network file system]] which allows a [[computer]] to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks.

The original versions 2 and 3 of the protocol used User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and were meant to keep the protocol "stateless." A later version 4 would address some of the performance issues and would rely on a "stateful" protocol.

NFS is strongly associated with UNIX systems, with [[server message block]] (SMB), a similar protocol, used to implement a network file system under Microsoft Windows.

NFS is strongly associated with UNIX systems, withits original implementation, though it can be used on any platform such as Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The [[server message block]] (SMB), a similar protocol, is usedthe equivalent toimplementation implementof a network file system under Microsoft Windows.

"Network File System" is also often used as a generic term - see [[File system]] for other examples.

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