definiing deduplication (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO with Debian?)

[rhkramer@gmail.com]

> didier gaumet wrote:
> > I may be mistaken, but I think there is a confusion here about a
> > deduplication at filesystem level and at backup tool level.

I didn't (and don't) know much about deduplication (beyond what you might 
deduce from the name), so I google and found this article which was helpful to 
me:

   * [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-know-vdo-virtual-data-optimizer-
ganesh-gaikwad][Lets know about VDO (virtual data optimizer)]]


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