This is the etymology given in the Collins English Dictionary.ref Collins The word which is widely believed to be the root and one of the ones quoted by the Oxford English Dictionary is .
exFAT is an improved version of FAT32. It isnât as efficient as NTFS (Windows) but is cross compatible between Windows OS and Mac OS (since 10.6.5), unlike NTFS and HFS+. I recommend using it when compatibility between Mac and Windows is important, at the (small) cost of efficiency (such as file size bloating, transfer speeds, general performance). exFAT is the preferred format for flash memory, used for media such as SD cards and SSD. Written Jun 22.
1 You can also format a hard drive to work on a Mac and Window PC from a Windows computer. 2  Open My Computer from any Windows desktop, then right-click directly on the hard drive you want to format. 3  You can then select Format from the drop-down menu provided and select exFAT from the File System menu.. Use your hard drive on Windows and Mac computers. When your Mac has notified you that it has finished formatting the hard drive, you will then have the ability to access and use the hard drive from either a Windows or Mac computer.