FAT

FAT (File Allocation Table) is a family of filesystem formats. It was the main filesystem of MS-DOS, early versions of Windows, and other systems. Nowadays, it's often used on removable media, and by portable electronic devices.

Original FAT family

 * FAT8
 * FAT12
 * FAT16
 * FAT32

Derivatives and related articles

 * exFAT (Microsoft, for flash memory)
 * FATX
 * fuse-exFAT (open-source clone of exFAT)
 * Transaction-Safe FAT File System
 * Turbo FAT
 * VFAT

Links

 * File Allocation Table
 * Design of the FAT file system
 * OSDev Wiki article