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Google File System
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<p>Google File System (GFS or GoogleFS, not to be confused with the <a href="/facts/GFS2/2SMVeGrv">GFS</a> Linux file system) is a <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Distributed_file_system/Bz61f7Ce">distributed file system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> to provide efficient, reliable access to data using large clusters of <a href="/facts/Commodity_hardware/fbCrXREb">commodity hardware</a>. Google file system was replaced by Colossus in 2010. </p>