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{{Short description|Computer data storage server}} {{redirect-distinguish|NAS (computing)|network access server}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2024}} [[File:NAS_server.png|thumb|A five-bay NAS server]] '''Network-attached storage''' ('''NAS''') is a file-level [[computer data storage]] server connected to a [[computer network]] providing data access to a [[Heterogeneous computing|heterogeneous]] group of clients. In this context, the term "NAS" can refer to both the technology and systems involved, or a specialized [[computer appliance]] device unit built for such functionality β a ''NAS appliance'' or ''NAS box''. NAS contrasts with [[block-level storage|block-level]] [[storage area network]]s (SAN).
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