Wikidata facts
- Has part
- file system
- Image
- Netgear ReadyNAS NV+.jpg
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- uses
- disk array
- Commons category
- Network-attached storage
- topic's main category
- Category:Network-attached storage
- opposite of
- direct-attached storage
- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10003175
- short name
- NAS
- inception
- 1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
A five-bay NAS server
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. In this context, the term "NAS" can refer to both the technology and systems involved, or a specialized computer appliance device unit built for such functionality – a NAS appliance or NAS box. NAS contrasts with block-level, storage area networks (SAN) and direct-attached storage (DAS).
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