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Type of computer file
computer science, a sparse file is a type of computer file that attempts to use file system space more efficiently when the file itself is partially empty
Sparse_file
Proprietary file system developed by Microsoft
control lists (ACLs); filesystem encryption; transparent compression; sparse files; file system journaling and volume shadow copy, a feature that allows backups
NTFS
Matrix in which most of the elements are zero
In numerical analysis and scientific computing, a sparse matrix or sparse array is a matrix in which most of the elements are zero. There is no strict
Sparse_matrix
Disk image file type used on Apple computers
A sparse image is a type of disk image file used on macOS that grows in size as the user adds data to the image, taking up only as much disk space as
Sparse_image
Computer filing system
using the same format for the file data itself, and relocating the metadata into empty space, in some cases using sparse file support. Migration has the
File_system
Virtual hard drive format
for generating qcow2 files to avoid the use of sparse file support. One of the main characteristics of qcow disk images is that files with this format can
Qcow
Topics referred to by the same term
complexity theory Sparse matrix, in numerical analysis, a matrix populated primarily with zeros Sparse file, a computer file mostly empty Sparse network, a network
Sparse_(disambiguation)
Computer software coding tool
Sparse is a computer software tool designed to find possible coding faults in the Linux kernel. Unlike other such tools, this static analysis tool was
Sparse
and prints the contents of the last login log file, /var/log/lastlog (which is a usually a very sparse file), including the login name, port, and last login
Lastlog
Data structure for query optimization in databases
data file. In clustered indices with duplicate keys, the dense index points to the first record with that key. A sparse index in databases is a file with
Database_index
Copy-on-write file system
converted files are available and writable in the default subvolume of the Btrfs. A sparse file holding all of the references to the original ext2/3/4 file system
Btrfs
Distributed file system protocol
features including: server-side clone and copy, application I/O advise, sparse files, space reservation, application data block (ADB), labeled NFS with sec_label
Network_File_System
sectors on the volume. Sparse files can be larger than the file system size, even though they can't contain more data. NSS allows files to have multiple names
Comparison_of_file_systems
Metadata associated with computer file that define file system behavior
link. Offline (O): The file data is physically moved to offline storage (Remote Storage). Sparse (P): The file is a sparse file, i.e., its contents are
File_attribute
File system for CD-R and CD-ROM optical discs
and file timestamps Support for symbolic links and device files Deeper directory hierarchy (more than 8 levels) Efficient storage of sparse files The
ISO_9660
File format for virtual hard disk drive containers
external descriptor file, while others embed it with the main data in a single file. A flat image allocates space ahead of time while a sparse image grows as
VMDK
Journaling file system for IRIX and Linux
the file will be written in a contiguous group of blocks, reducing fragmentation problems and increasing performance. XFS provides a 64-bit sparse address
XFS
Journaling file system developed by Apple
of the HFS allocation file as bad blocks. Notable among file systems used for Unix systems, HFS Plus does not support sparse files. There are nine structures
HFS_Plus
1999 Microsoft operating system version
disk quotas (provided by QuotaAdvisor), file-system-level encryption, sparse files and reparse points. Sparse files allow for the efficient storage of data
Windows_2000
Harwell-Boeing file format is a file format designed to store sparse matrices, first described in 1982 as the format for the Harwell-Boeing collection of sparse matrix
Harwell-Boeing_file_format
File system for magnetic tape
The Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is a file system that allows files stored on magnetic tape to be accessed in a similar fashion to those on disk or
Linear_Tape_File_System
graphing calculators to store keylogs Harwell-Boeing – a file format designed to store sparse matrices MML – MathML – Mathematical Markup Language ODF
List_of_file_formats
File format representing a virtual hard disk drive
are filled with zeros, and then diskpart can use the NTFS feature of sparse files to eliminate runs of zeros in the VHD[citation needed]. The virtual machine
VHD_(file_format)
Multicast routing protocol
table for reverse-path forwarding. There are four variants of PIM: PIM Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) explicitly builds unidirectional shared trees rooted at a
Protocol-Independent Multicast
Protocol-Independent_Multicast
between any two file systems with sparse file support and btrfs-convert, a tool that can convert from ext2/ext3/ext4 or reiserFS file system to Btrfs
Convert_(command)
Apple disk encryption software
startup volume. The operating system uses an encrypted sparse disk image (a large single file) to present a volume for the home directory. Mac OS X 10
FileVault
Journaling file system
utility which performs in-place conversion between any two file systems with sparse file support Gentoo Forum Link – Discussion on ReiserFS fragmentation
ReiserFS
Software library providing an embedded transactional key-value database
underlying memory-mapped file. On a modern filesystem with sparse file support, this helps minimise actual disk usage. The file format of LMDB is, unlike
Lightning Memory-Mapped Database
Lightning_Memory-Mapped_Database
entries. A benefit of this method is the possibility to use sparse files by declaring a large file size but only allocating blocks that are actually used.
Block_allocation_map
Type of file format
as LDPC and sparse random matrix). BLAKE3 hashes, dropping support for the MD5 hashes used in PAR2. Comparison of file archivers – Some file archivers are
Parchive
Technology developed by Microsoft
is a sparse image. Though used in the proprietary Deep Zoom, the dzi format is open and able to be used by anyone. A DZI has two parts: a DZI file (with
Deep_Zoom
3D scene and model file format
or WebGL TF) is a standard file format for three-dimensional scenes and models. A glTF file uses one of two possible file extensions: .gltf (JSON/ASCII
GlTF
Hex editor for Microsoft Windows
editor for Microsoft Windows that can edit files, NTFS alternate streams and sparse data, OLE compound files, logical disks, and physical drives. FlexHex
FlexHex
Data compression archiver and format
symlinks) Takes care of sparse files Takes care of Linux file Extended Attributes, Takes care of Linux file ACL Takes care of Mac OS X file forks Takes care
Dar_(disk_archiver)
M 12/Tiber (1945) – Italy, political and military liaison mission; a sparse file suggests activity in Liguria and Genoa. Macduff (1943) – Belgium, May
List of Special Operations Executive operations
List_of_Special_Operations_Executive_operations
Proprietary file system developed by Microsoft
tracking of uninitialized sparse data and files, and efficient 4k I/O. Windows Server 2022 (using ReFS version 3.7) supports file-level snapshots. Windows
ReFS
Extension for Git version control system
Virtual File System for Git (VFS for Git), developed by Microsoft, is an extension to the Git version control system. VFS for Git is designed to ease the
Virtual_File_System_for_Git
library for sparse matrix computations using the Recursive Sparse Blocks (RSB) matrix format. librsb provides cache efficient multi-threaded Sparse BLAS operations
Librsb
File format developed by Apple and used by macOS
module enabling easy DMG file mounting on Linux. It supports UDIF and HFS/HFS+. cloop DiskImageMounter Installer (macOS) Sparse image "hdiutil(1) Mac OS
Apple_Disk_Image
Apple II disk operating system
timestamps; and data related to how the file is stored on the volume. Sparse files are supported, but files are never "sparsified" by removing zero-filled
Apple_ProDOS
Operating system
disks on a SCSI subsystem (also saving disk blocks using a sparse file implementation in the file system), and provides a trusted backup/save tool. Server
XTS-400
Mathematical model of memory
Sparse distributed memory (SDM) is a mathematical model of human long-term memory introduced by Pentti Kanerva in 1988 while he was at NASA Ames Research
Sparse_distributed_memory
Version of Windows Server, released in 2012
names, file compression, file level encryption (EFS), user data transactions, hard links, extended attributes, and disk quotas. Sparse files are supported
Windows_Server_2012
alphabetical list of filename extensions contains extensions of notable file formats used by multiple notable applications or services. Contents 0-9 A
List of filename extensions (M–R)
List_of_filename_extensions_(M–R)
Topics referred to by the same term
parties behind firewalls Hole punching, deallocation of storage space in sparse files, optionally by issuing a TRIM command This disambiguation page lists
Hole_punching
introduced support for dynamic (sparse file) volumes. 4.3 March 19, 2007 Added support for Windows Vista, support for file systems using sector sizes other
TrueCrypt_version_history
Command in Linux
allows a user to set certain attributes of a file. lsattr is the command that displays the attributes of a file. Most BSD-like systems, including macOS, have
Chattr
Spreadsheet software
much database capability the product actually had was debatable, given the sparse memory left over after launching 1–2–3. It quickly overtook VisiCalc, as
Lotus_1-2-3
Unicode character
but not at the start of the file. A BOM is not necessary for detecting UTF-8 encoding.[citation needed] UTF-8 is a sparse encoding: a large fraction of
Byte_order_mark
DirectX plugin DirectX Video Acceleration Administrative share Distributed File System My Network Places (formerly Network Neighborhood) Network Access Protection
List of Microsoft Windows components
List_of_Microsoft_Windows_components
File format and file compression program
bzip2 is a file format and a file compression program. The program uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm to compress and decompress a single file using the
Bzip2
Type of data model
model (EAV) is a data model optimized for the space-efficient storage of sparse—or ad-hoc—property or data values, intended for situations where runtime
Entity–attribute–value_model
— parallel library for sparse matrix computations Librsvg — SVG rendering library libsndfile — reading and writing audio files libsodium — easy-to-use
List_of_C_software_and_tools
Province of Canada
economy depends highly on manufacturing. In contrast, Northern Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and heavy forestation, with mining and forestry
Ontario
The Sparse Matrix Converter is an AC/AC converter which offers a reduced number of components, a low-complexity modulation scheme, and low realization
Sparse_matrix_converter
switching network. Early international collaborations via the ARPANET were sparse. Connections were made in 1973 to Norway (NORSAR), via a satellite link
History_of_the_Internet
Open-source torrent client
client. supports both sparse files and compact file allocation (where pieces are kept consolidated on disk) seed mode, where the files on disk are assumed
Libtorrent
Disk operating system
modification date and time stamps, random access to data within a file, sparse files. The optional support for symbolic links has been added as of SpartaDOS
SpartaDOS_X
American actor (born 1945)
with all of us, and we relished the big crowds that replaced the usual sparse number of players' friends and spouses at the national tourney matches."
Tom_Selleck
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
that he took estrogen injections to keep his voice high and facial hair sparse, proposed to Elizabeth Taylor and possibly kept a shrine to her, and had
Michael_Jackson
Type of database that uses vectors to represent other data
other. Vector retrieval can be combined with metadata filtering, lexical or sparse retrieval, graph-based retrieval, and multimodal retrieval to support a
Vector_database
Method for data management
analysis, stores the occurrences of words in documents in a two-dimensional sparse matrix. A major challenge in the design of search engines is the management
Search_engine_indexing
Computer security software
resized. Not many systems implement this fully and resort to using "sparse files" to achieve this.[citation needed] Encrypted volumes contain "header"
Disk_encryption_software
U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean
resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other Northern Mariana islands are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which has been largely
Northern_Mariana_Islands
Type of psychological manipulation
In 1977, at a time when published literature on gaslighting was still sparse, Lund and Gardiner published a case report on an elderly woman who was repeatedly
Gaslighting
Open source filesystem driver
dir_index: htree directory index filetype: extra file mode in dentry large_file: > 4G files supported sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
Ext2Fsd
Discontinued Unix operating system
in place for execution, taking advantage of the availability of sparse files (files with zero-padded regions) to reduce the disk space occupied by these
RISC_iX
English musician and singer-songwriter (1955–2019)
which continued the direction of Talk Talk's sound but in a more minimal, sparse, acoustic style. Following the release of the album, Hollis retired from
Mark_Hollis
2025 operating system version
disc image format, formerly RAW, has been replaced by the new format Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF), which Apple claims is significantly faster and more
MacOS_Tahoe
Burrowing mammal native to Africa
in appearance. Its body is stout with a prominently arched back and is sparsely covered with coarse hairs. The limbs are of moderate length, with the rear
Aardvark
Irish rock band
playing guitar is distinguished by his chiming timbres, echoing notes, sparse voicings, and extensive use of effects units. He favours the perfect fifth
U2
Alphabet of the Arabic language
was discovered in Syria. Nevertheless, the epigraphic record is extremely sparse. Later, dots were added above and below the letters to differentiate them
Arabic_alphabet
American video rental corporation (1985–2020)
in the stores was devoted to popular titles that were placed relatively sparsely on the shelves with the entire front cover visible, so customers could
Blockbuster_(retailer)
dense and sparse matrices. Among the capabilities implemented in Gmm++ there is also an interface to the popular direct solver for sparse systems of
GetFEM++
Large flightless bird endemic to Australia
at some distance. The neck of the emu is pale blue and shows through its sparse feathers. They have grey-brown plumage of shaggy appearance; the shafts
Emu
Monument in Virginia (1914–2023)
A thousand were there in 1934. Although media coverage of the event was sparse in the 1930s, more than a thousand people attended the 1942 ceremony. Just
Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
Confederate_Memorial_(Arlington_National_Cemetery)
Supranational political and economic union
the "blue banana", while Sweden and Finland in the north are much more sparsely populated. The total population of the EU has been slightly decreasing
European_Union
macOS backup software application
storage, Time Machine uses sparse bundles. This acts as an isolation layer, which makes the storage neutral to the actual file system used by the network
Time_Machine_(macOS)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
directed the action-adventure film Apocalypto, his second film to feature sparse dialogue in a non-English language. The next two films he directed were
Mel_Gibson
Large language model developed by Google
or a prior model. It is the foundational model of the Gemini 3 series. A sparse mixture-of-experts, natively multimodal, reasoning model. It can process
Gemini_(language_model)
1980 American Western film by Michael Cimino
told by his publicist, "Because they hate the movie, Michael." After a sparsely attended one-week run, Cimino and United Artists quickly pulled the film
Heaven's_Gate_(film)
German electronic band
self-described "robot pop" style that combined electronic music with pop melodies, sparse arrangements, and repetitive rhythms, while adopting a stylised image including
Kraftwerk
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), Russia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries, with the vast majority of its people concentrated
Russia
1967 studio album by the Beatles
invoking images of the illustrator Donald McGill's seaside postcards. Its sparse arrangement includes clarinets, chimes and piano. Moore views the song as
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Schema therapy Solitary fibrous tumor, a rare mesenchymal tumor Sparse Fourier transform Statistical field theory String field theory Structural
SFT
Chemical compound found in some species of mushrooms
mescaline and LSD. Information and studies into the DMN and ToMN are relatively sparse and their connections to other psychiatric illnesses and the use of psychedelics
Psilocybin
Species of plant
depression is the leading cause of death from opioid use. Although evidence is sparse, the risk of respiratory depression caused by taking kratom appears to be
Mitragyna_speciosa
1828 U.S. campaign issue
around the Caribbean Sea was ever poorly funded and never achieved, and sparsely settled Florida, "because of its long and indented coastline and of its
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
Andrew_Jackson_and_the_slave_trade
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
short songs thematically drawing on the American West and the Bible. The sparse structure and instrumentation, with lyrics that took the Judeo-Christian
Bob_Dylan
A frontal solver is an approach to solving sparse linear systems which is used extensively in finite element analysis. Algorithms of this kind are variants
Frontal_solver
in the space are UN/CEFACT, OECD Standard Audit File and SIE (file format) accounting interchange file formats. XBRL GL is an XML focused format. UN/CEFACT
XBRL_GL
Crusaders. This had a long-term effect on those areas, which remained sparsely populated for centuries. The activity in that time concentrated more inland
History_of_Israel
Country in West Asia
date palms, acacia, and eucalyptus trees. In the desert, the flora is very sparse and consists of grasses and thorn bushes. The indigenous fauna had come
United_Arab_Emirates
American rapper (born 1971)
with rhythm' in his compound rhymes, using alliteration, and employing a "sparse" flow with good use of pauses. Snoop Dogg listed his favorite rap albums
Snoop_Dogg
American singer (1979–2001)
inventive, state-of-the-art dancepop, Aaliyah's voice weaves through the sparse but punchy arrangements with a mix of sultriness. King, Jason (February
Aaliyah
stingaree (Urolophus neocaledoniensis) Butterfly stingaree (Urolophus papilio) Sparsely-spotted stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus) Coral Sea stingaree (Urolophus
List_of_least_concern_fishes
examining marine or rail disasters. A sub-series labelled The Accident Files began airing in 2018 and, as of 2024, has aired six seasons. The first five
List_of_Mayday_episodes
Subset of artificial intelligence
representation is low-dimensional. Sparse coding algorithms attempt to do so under the constraint that the learned representation is sparse, meaning that the mathematical
Machine_learning
Country in Oceania
per square kilometre of total land area, which makes it one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. The population is heavily concentrated
Australia
Extinct North American migratory pigeon
rest of the time. Upon hatching, the nestling (or squab) was blind and sparsely covered with yellow, hairlike down. The nestling developed quickly and
Passenger_pigeon
travel, tourism, insurance
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