copy-on-write file system
C9686
concept
A copy-on-write file system is a storage system that defers data copying until modification, allowing snapshots and efficient versioning by sharing unchanged data blocks between files or system states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| copy-on-write file system canonical | 2 |
| content-addressed filesystem | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: copy-on-write file system
Generated description
A copy-on-write file system is a storage system that defers data copying until modification, allowing snapshots and efficient versioning by sharing unchanged data blocks between files or system states.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Btrfs | — |
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ZFS
linked to:
ZFS file system
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— |
| OSTree | content-addressed filesystem |