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ZFS

combined file system and logical volume manager designed by Sun Microsystems
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ZFS

Summary

ZFS is a multi-device file system[1]. ZFS draws 546 Wikipedia views per month (multi_device_file_system category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • ZFS's instance of is recorded as multi-device file system[3].
  • ZFS's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • ZFS's developer is recorded as Sun Microsystems[5].
  • ZFS's developer is recorded as Oracle Corporation[6].
  • ZFS's developer is recorded as OpenZFS[7].
  • ZFS's copyright license is recorded as Common Development and Distribution License version 1.0[8].
  • ZFS's designed by is recorded as Jeff Bonwick[9].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as Solaris[10].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as illumos[12].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[13].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as OSv[14].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as Linux[15].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • ZFS's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[17].
  • ZFS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.13 (zfs) 0.7.13 (spl)[18].
  • ZFS's start time is recorded as +2005-11-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • ZFS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h61p[20].
  • ZFS's official website is recorded as http://www.open-zfs.org/[21].
  • ZFS's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/zfs[22].
  • ZFS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z File System'}[23].
  • ZFS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'ZFS'}[24].
  • ZFS's different from is recorded as zFS[25].
  • ZFS's history of topic is recorded as Oracle ZFS[26].
  • ZFS's uses is recorded as checksum[27].

Why It Matters

ZFS draws 546 Wikipedia views per month (multi_device_file_system category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] ZFS has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

ZFS has been cited as an influence by Bcachefs[29], a multi-device file system[30].

FAQs

Who did ZFS influence?

ZFS has been cited as an influence by Bcachefs[29].

Related Entities

Bcachefs FreeBSD free software Jeff Bonwick Linux macOS Microsoft Windows multi-device file system Oracle Corporation OSv Sun Microsystems TFS zFS

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] ↑ . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_zfs_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ZFS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/zfs}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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