VSS: Volume Shadow Copy Service
The full form of VSS is Volume Shadow Copy Service. It is also known as Volume Snapshot Service. It is a technology developed by Microsoft included in MS Windows that can create backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use. The technology requires the use of the New Technology File System (NTFS) for creating and storing the shadow copies. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) was first introduced in Windows XP, and shadow copies can be created on local or external volumes. VSS works stand-alone within the OS; for example, starting with Windows Server 2003, it is used to create incremental backups of a volume. In Windows Server 2008, a disk-shadow utility was added to allow VSS operations to be scripted.
Other full forms of VSS
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| Visual Source Safe | Software |
| Verses | General |
| Virtual Surround Sound | Hardware |
| Vehicle Speed Sensor | NASA |
| Veronis Suhler Stevenson | Companies & Firms |
| Visual Staff Scheduler | Software |
| Virtual Service Switch | Networking |
| Vision Sciences Society | Non-Profit Organizations |
| Volatile Suspended Solid | Chemistry |
| Vinovka Snaiperskaja Spetsialnaya | Military |
| Vital signs stable | Physiology |
| Variable Soft Sphere | Electronics |
| Vanilla Sound Server | News & Media |
| Vanguard Software Solutions, Inc. | Companies & Firms |
| Virtual Space Simulator | NASA |
| Visio SmartShapes file | File Extensions |
| Validation System Segment | Software |
| Video Software Solution | Software |
| Virtual Single Source | General Computing |
| Victim Suppot Scheme | Police |
| Volunteer Separation Scheme | Military |
| Venting Sliding Sunroof | Transportation |
| Virtual Shopping System | General Business |