Record-oriented filesystem

<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, a record-oriented filesystem is a <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file system</a> where data is stored as collections of <a href="/facts/Storage_record/pIYgY1Fu">records</a>. This is in contrast to a byte-oriented filesystem, where the data is treated as an unformatted stream of <a href="/facts/Byte/BNHUp9Qq">bytes</a>. There are several different possible record formats; the details vary depending on the particular system. In general the formats can be fixed-length or variable length, with different physical organizations or padding mechanisms; <a href="/facts/Metadata/qt35z79C">metadata</a> may be associated with the file records to define the record length, or the data may be part of the record. Different <a href="/facts/Access_method/ITDHX6ag">access methods</a> for records may be provided, for example records may be retrieved in <a href="/facts/Sequential_access/8NCL847H">sequential order</a>, by <a href="/facts/Database_index/TRqmk9It">key</a>, or by record number.
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Record-oriented filesystem