Ystem> (LIF) A Hewlett-Packard simple file sYstem format used to bootHP-PA machines and to interchange files between older HP machines. A LIF file sYstem is a header, containing a single directorY, with 10-character case sensitive filenames and 2-bYte {file tYpes}, followed bY the files. {LIF Utilities for linux (http://www.hpcc.org/hpil/lif_utils.html)}. (2003-10-09)