Filesystem

Roles: root, directory, file, path, mount-point, link, hierarchy, namespace

The organizational structure of persistent storage in an operating system — a hierarchy of named containers (directories) holding named data objects (files), rooted at a single origin point and navigated by path expressions. The filesystem frame is one of the most heavily metaphorized domains in computing: its root comes from botany, its mounting from physical equipment, its tree structure from horticulture, and its navigation from geography. As a target frame, it is the thing being understood through these source domains rather than a metaphor itself. The frame’s key structural features are hierarchical namespace resolution, path-based addressing, and the distinction between containers (directories) and content (files).

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