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-_VeloxDFS_ is a decentralized distributed file system based on _ChordDHT_ and _HDFS_.
+_VeloxDFS_ is a decentralized Hadoop compatible distributed file system for ETL (Extract, transform, and load) MapReduce frameworks.
 
 This distributed file system serves as the foundation and essential component of the _Velox Big Data Framework (VBDF)_, 
 however, it can be used independently of the other components such as _VeloxMR_ (MapReduce Framework).