NFS word belongs to “Network File System“. NFS allows to access files on server from network users which stored on computers of different types.NFS allow to access files by using Virtual File System (VFS) that runs on top of TCP/IP. With NFS, computers connected to a network as a client while accessing remote files, and as servers while providing remote users access to local shared files. With NFS we can mount all or a portion of a file system which will allow client to access partition or specific file/directory which we defined in NFS mount point for specific user or network.
For more use details, please check the next thread “How NFS Works In Background“.
