file handle

基本解释

The service returns a file handle, as you can see in Listing 12.
服务返回一个文件句柄，正如在清单 12 中所看到的。
Furthermore, it retrieves and retains the mappings for every file to its file handle.
此外，还检索每个文件的映射，并保存到到其文件句柄中。
With these two file handle types, the server implementation can match the abilities of the file system at the server along with the operating system.
使用这两种文件句柄类型，服务器实现可以具备与服务器上操作系统的文件系统相匹敌的能力。

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