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OverlayFS

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Definition

A Linux filesystem that stacks layers on top of each other like transparent sheets, showing the top one when you look down.

The Linux union filesystem underlying Docker images, which presents a stack of read-only lower layers with a writable upper layer; extended in DeltaBox to allow runtime layer pivots without unmounting.

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