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Linear Tape File System
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<p> The Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is a <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file system</a> that allows files stored on <a href="/facts/Magnetic_tape_data_storage/qJUpJnk9">magnetic tape</a> to be accessed in a similar fashion to those on disk or removable flash drives. It requires both a specific format of data on the tape media and software to provide a file system interface to the data. </p><p>The technology, based around a self-describing tape format developed by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a>, was adopted by the <a href="/facts/Linear_Tape-Open/TVMKJP3Q">LTO Consortium</a> in 2010. </p>