(NFS) A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks.This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a {de facto} standard.NFS is implemented using a {connectionless protocol} ({UDP}) in order to make it {stateless}.See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.(1994-12-12)