Common Internet File System (CIFS):

Common Internet File System (CIFS) is an open, cross-platform technology that defines a standard remote file system access protocol for use over the Internet. CIFS enables groups of users to work together and share documents across the Internet or within their corporate intranets regardless of their computer or operating system platform. CIFS runs over TCP/IP and utilizes the Internet's global Domain Naming Service (DNS) for scalability, and is specifically optimized to support slower speed dial-up connections common on the Internet.

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