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Vfat is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Vfat in a sentence

Vfat meaning

Initialism of virtual file allocation table: the method used by Windows 9x and Windows NT to allow the use of long filenames on FAT16 and FAT32 file systems while still providing 8.3 aliases of these filenames for backwards compatibility with systems not supporting long filenames.

Using Vfat

  • The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of virtual file allocation table: the method used by Windows 9x and Windows NT to allow the use of long filenames on FAT16 and FAT32 file systems while still providing 8.3 aliases of these filenames for backwards compatibility with systems not supporting long filenames.
  • In the example corpus, vfat often appears in combinations such as: with vfat, vfat long, the vfat.

Context around Vfat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 2×

Often after:

long 2× lfn 2× filesystem 1× enabled 1× aware 1× patents 1× file 1× filesystems 1×

Sentence patterns with Vfat

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but the vfat lfn used 1× fat and vfat filesystems an 1× filenames with vfat are partially 1× non vfat enabled operating 1× of the vfat file system 1× of the vfat patents were 1× provides a vfat filesystem driver 1× related to vfat long filenames 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the vfat 1× gnu linux provides 1× in february 2009 1× in october 2010 1× long file names 1× non vfat enabled 1×

Common sentence endings:

vfat long filenames 2× 8 3 shortname 1× android operating system 1× are partially patented 1× aware operating systems 1× deleted or opened 1×

Words around Vfat

Just before it in the word index:

vfa 23 vf 69 vezzetti 2 vezi 2 vezelay 2 veza 2

Just after it in the word index:

vfax 5 vfb 5 vfc 9 vfd 16 vfds 2 vfex 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Vfat

  • In this selection, "vfat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, long, lfn and filesystem stand out and add context to how "vfat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but the vfat lfn used and fat and vfat filesystems an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vfat" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vfat

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

VFAT LFN long filenames introduced by Windows 95/98/ME retained compatibility. (12 words)

GNU/Linux provides a VFAT filesystem driver to work with FAT volumes with VFAT long filenames. (16 words)

But the VFAT LFN used on NT-based systems (Windows NT/2K/XP) uses a modified 8.3 shortname. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Non VFAT-enabled operating systems can still access the files under their short file name alias without restrictions, however, the associated long file names may get lost, when files with long file names are copied under non VFAT-aware operating systems. (41 words)

To maintain backward-compatibility with legacy applications (on DOS and Windows 3.1 ), on FAT and VFAT filesystems an 8.3 filename is automatically generated for every LFN, through which the file can still be renamed, deleted or opened.. (39 words)

In October 2010, Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola alleging several patents (including two of the VFAT patents) were not licensed for use in the Android operating system. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

GNU/Linux provides a VFAT filesystem driver to work with FAT volumes with VFAT long filenames.

Non VFAT-enabled operating systems can still access the files under their short file name alias without restrictions, however, the associated long file names may get lost, when files with long file names are copied under non VFAT-aware operating systems.

But the VFAT LFN used on NT-based systems (Windows NT/2K/XP) uses a modified 8.3 shortname.

In February 2009, Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against TomTom alleging that the device maker's products infringe on patents related to VFAT long filenames.

In October 2010, Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola alleging several patents (including two of the VFAT patents) were not licensed for use in the Android operating system.

Long file names 32-bit File Access is necessary for the long file names feature introduced with Windows 95 through the use of the VFAT file system extension.

These standards cover FAT12 and FAT16 with only short 8.3 filename support; long filenames with VFAT are partially patented.

To maintain backward-compatibility with legacy applications (on DOS and Windows 3.1 ), on FAT and VFAT filesystems an 8.3 filename is automatically generated for every LFN, through which the file can still be renamed, deleted or opened..

VFAT LFN long filenames introduced by Windows 95/98/ME retained compatibility.

Common combinations with vfat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "vfat" in a sentence?
An example: "GNU/Linux provides a VFAT filesystem driver to work with FAT volumes with VFAT long filenames." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "vfat" from authentic English texts.
What does "vfat" mean?
Vfat means: Initialism of virtual file allocation table: the method used by Windows 9x and Windows NT to allow the use of long filenames on FAT16 and FAT32 file systems while still providing 8.3 aliases of these filenames for backwards compatibility with systems not supporting long filenames.
How many example sentences with "vfat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "vfat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.