The FDP Primer word list shows only "file system", but does not give any
context for the usage of that term.
This is a mistake, and it's time to fix it. We can fix it with a
compound word, by combining two words into a single word with a more
specific meaning.
As an example, consider the word "keyboard". A keyboard is a specific
thing. A "key board" could be a number of things, including a wooden
board with nails for hanging keys.
Likewise, "file system" could mean several things, including a file
hierarchy or some other system of files.
"Filesystem" is a compound word, a single noun, referring to the
arrangement of bytes and inodes and clusters and fragments that form a
place to store files. This is almost always what we mean in a computer
context.
I have talked about this in the past, too:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2012-July/020220.html
It's not getting any better. People are still not sure what to use.
For now, I only plan to change the word list, making it "filesystem" and
adding a description for context. Uses of the two-word form can be
changed when encountered.
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