from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Attributed File System
AtFS
<storage> (AtFS) The basis of the {Shape_VC} toolkit.
Cooperative work within projects is supported by a status
model controlling visibility of version objects, locking, and
"long transactions" for synchronising concurrent updates. The
concept of object attributes provides a basis for storing
management information with versions and passing this
information between individual tools. This mechanism is
useful for building integrated environments from a set of
unrelated tools.
(2000-02-24)