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WinFS is the new filesystem for the Microsoft Windows Longhorn operating system scheduled for release in 2006.

WinFS tries to bridge the worlds of traditional relational databases and file systems of unstructred documents with the concept of metadata over files. The metadata should provide more context and keyword information than current Windows applications.

For example, currently Windows allows a person to query by the date on which photos were taken. WinFS is being designed to allow a person to search with more specific information, such as who is in the picture.

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-'''WinFS''' is the new filesystem for [[Windows Longhorn]] due for release in [[2006]].
+'''WinFS''' is the new [[filesystem]] for the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Longhorn]] [[operating system]] scheduled for release in [[2006]].
 WinFS tries to bridge the worlds of traditional [[relational database]]s and [[file system]]s of unstructred documents with the concept of [[metadata]] over files. The metadata should provide more context and keyword information than current Windows applications.
-For example, currently windows allows a person to query by the date on which photos were taken. WinFS is being designed to allow a person to search with more specific information, such as who is in the picture.
+For example, currently Windows allows a person to query by the date on which photos were taken. WinFS is being designed to allow a person to search with more specific information, such as who is in the picture.