FAT12
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FAT12 is an early version of the File Allocation Table filesystem used primarily on floppy disks and very small storage devices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAT12 canonical | 10 |
| FAT12 file system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7858392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FAT12 Context triple: [FAT32, backwardCompatibleWith, FAT12]
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A.
FAT16
FAT16 is an older 16-bit File Allocation Table file system widely used on early DOS and Windows systems, known for its simplicity and limitations in maximum partition and file sizes.
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B.
FAT32
FAT32 is a widely used 32-bit file system format developed by Microsoft, commonly employed on older Windows systems and removable storage devices for broad compatibility.
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C.
File Allocation Table
The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a simple, widely used file system architecture that tracks the allocation and organization of files on disk storage, commonly employed in older and removable storage devices.
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D.
VFAT
VFAT is a Linux-compatible variant of the FAT file system that adds support for long filenames and improved interoperability with Windows systems.
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E.
FAT tables
FAT tables are data structures used by the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system to track the allocation and organization of files on a storage device.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FAT12 Target entity description: FAT12 is an early version of the File Allocation Table filesystem used primarily on floppy disks and very small storage devices.
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A.
FAT16
FAT16 is an older 16-bit File Allocation Table file system widely used on early DOS and Windows systems, known for its simplicity and limitations in maximum partition and file sizes.
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B.
FAT32
FAT32 is a widely used 32-bit file system format developed by Microsoft, commonly employed on older Windows systems and removable storage devices for broad compatibility.
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C.
File Allocation Table
The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a simple, widely used file system architecture that tracks the allocation and organization of files on disk storage, commonly employed in older and removable storage devices.
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D.
VFAT
VFAT is a Linux-compatible variant of the FAT file system that adds support for long filenames and improved interoperability with Windows systems.
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E.
FAT tables
FAT tables are data structures used by the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system to track the allocation and organization of files on a storage device.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FAT file system variant
ⓘ
disk file system ⓘ file system ⓘ |
| clusterEntrySizeBits | 12 ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | most BIOS boot loaders for PCs ⓘ |
| designedFor |
floppy disks
ⓘ
small-capacity storage devices ⓘ |
| directoryEntrySizeBytes | 32 ⓘ |
| fileSystemFamily | FAT ⓘ |
| firstTwoFATEntriesReserved | true ⓘ |
| hasBootSectorField |
OEM name
ⓘ
bytes per sector ⓘ hidden sectors ⓘ media descriptor ⓘ number of FATs ⓘ number of heads ⓘ root directory entries ⓘ sectors per FAT ⓘ sectors per cluster ⓘ sectors per track ⓘ total sectors ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| limitation |
inefficient for larger disks
ⓘ
small maximum volume size ⓘ |
| longFilenamesViaVFAT | possible ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfClusters | 4096 ⓘ |
| numberOfBitsPerClusterEntry | 12 ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | small volumes with low cluster counts ⓘ |
| storesFATIn | reserved area after boot sector ⓘ |
| successor |
FAT16
ⓘ
FAT32 ⓘ |
| supports | contiguous and fragmented file allocation ⓘ |
| supports8.3Filenames | true ⓘ |
| supportsBootSector | true ⓘ |
| supportsDataRegion | true ⓘ |
| supportsFileAttributes |
archive
ⓘ
directory ⓘ hidden ⓘ read-only ⓘ system ⓘ volume label ⓘ |
| supportsLongFilenames | false (originally) ⓘ |
| supportsRootDirectoryRegion | true ⓘ |
| supportsSubdirectories | true ⓘ |
| typicallyHasNumberOfFATs | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalMaximumVolumeSize | up to 16 MB ⓘ |
| usedBy |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
PC DOS ⓘ
linked to:
MS-DOS
early versions of Windows ⓘ |
| usedOn |
3.5-inch floppy disks
ⓘ
5.25-inch floppy disks ⓘ 8-inch floppy disks ⓘ RAM disks ⓘ |
| usesAllocationTableType | File Allocation Table ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FAT12 Description of subject: FAT12 is an early version of the File Allocation Table filesystem used primarily on floppy disks and very small storage devices.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.