NAS stands for Network Attached Storage, and is used to distinguish between Direct Attached Storage -- which is a fancy, precise, jargon term for disks that you attach directly to

NAS stands for Network Attached Storage, and is used to distinguish between Direct Attached Storage -- which is a fancy, precise, jargon term for disks that you attach directly to a computer. As the name suggests, a NAS connects over networking (eg, WiFi or ethernet), rather than via USB or