A folder name or file name longer than the 8.3 file name standard (up to eight characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters) of the FAT file system. Windows 2000 supports long file names up to the file-name limit of 255 characters.

See also FAT.

In a Macintosh environment, users can assign long names to files and folders on the server and, using AppleTalk network integration (formerly Services for Macintosh), you can assign long names to Macintosh-accessible volumes when you create them. Windows 2000 automatically translates long names of files and folders to 8.3 names for MS-DOS and Windows 3.x users.

See also AppleTalk; MS-DOS.