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Small changes to internals documentation (log2timeline#475)
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In dfVFS terminology:
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* a file is a data stream container, which does not necessarily need to be a file within a file system but can also be e.g. a Windows Registry value;
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* a data stream encapsulates the contents of a file, an NTFS ADS or HFS resource fork.
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* a file entry encapsulates the file system metadata related to files, directories, symbolic links or equivalent file system related structures.
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* a file system encapsulates the hierarchy of file entries within a single volume.
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* a volume is part of a volume system and often contains a file system (e.g. NTFS) or a sub volume system (e.g. VSS).
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* a volume system encapsulates one or more volumes.
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dfVFS separates the concerns relating:
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* addressing of files, e.g. path, with type specific path specification;
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* addressing of file entries, such as the file path, with type specific path specification;
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* file-based Input/Output (IO), with type specific basic file-like objects;
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* traversing file entries and metadata, with type specific virtual file system and/or file entry;
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* format detection, with a format analyzer with type specific helpers.

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