Virtual File Allocation Table: the 32-bit file system that Windows 95 uses to manage information stored on disks. An extension of the FAT file system, VFAT supports long filenames and 32-bit Protected Mode access while retaining compatibility with FAT volumes.
Stands for "Virtual File Allocation Table." Older Windows operating systems (W...
32-Bit File Access using protected-mode code to write to the disk. In Windows 98 the 32-bit virtual File Allocation Table (VFAT) file system is the primary file system.
Virtual File Allocation Table. The FAT for Win 3.x and 95. See FAT.
VFAT (Virtual File Allocation Table) is the part of the Windows 95 and later operating system that handles long file names, which otherwise could not be handled by the original file allocation table (file allocation table) programming.
The Microsoft Windows 95 and NT version of the FAT file system. Supports long file names.
Virtual File Allocation Table. A standard, developed by Microsoft, to enable long file names on standard FAT partitions. Also see – File Allocation Table.
n. Acronym for Virtual File Allocation Table. The file system driver software used under Windows 95's Installable File System Manager (IFS) for accessing disks. VFAT is compatible with MS-DOS disks but runs more efficiently. VFAT uses 32-bit code, runs in protected mode, uses VCACHE for disk caching, and supports long filenames. See also Installable File System Manager, long filenames, protected mode, VCACHE, Windows 95. Compare file allocation table.
