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File Allocation Table

family of file systems originally developed by Microsoft
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File Allocation Table

Summary

File Allocation Table is a file system[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of file_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,398 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • File Allocation Table's instance of is recorded as file system[3].
  • File Allocation Table's developer is recorded as Microsoft[4].
  • 1977 marks the founding of File Allocation Table[5].
  • File Allocation Table's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/fat[6].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as Q2622047[7].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as VFAT[8].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as FAT12[9].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as FAT16[10].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as NetWare File System[11].
  • File Allocation Table's derivative work is recorded as FATX[12].

Why It Matters

File Allocation Table ranks in the top 1% of file_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,398 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

FAT12 FAT16 FAT filesystem and Linux FATX file system Microsoft NetWare File System

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). File Allocation Table. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-allocation-table
MLA “File Allocation Table.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-allocation-table.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_file-allocation-table_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{File Allocation Table}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-allocation-table}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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