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Cramfs

Okay kiddo, so imagine you have a toy box that can only hold a certain amount of toys. When you try to put in more toys than it can hold, they won't fit, right? Well, that's kind of like what the Cramfs file system does for a computer.

See, when a program or file is installed on a computer, it takes up space on the hard drive. But sometimes, there's not enough space to hold all the files and programs that we want to install. That's where Cramfs comes in.

Cramfs is a type of file system that "compresses" files and programs so they take up less space on the hard drive. It's like squishing your toys down so you can fit more of them in the toy box.

Now, when a program needs to access a file that's been "crammed" with Cramfs, it kind of takes it out of the compressed package and puts it back to its original size temporarily so the program can use it. Then, it puts it back in its squished form after it's done.

Overall, Cramfs helps save space on your computer and allows you to install more programs and files than you would be able to otherwise. Cool, huh?
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