pNFS splits the layout of the data from the data itself, permitting the dual-path architecture.

pNFS 将数据布局与数据本身拆分，允许双路径架构。

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It's like a modern version of "The Odd Couple", says Corey Martin, who designed the project with architect Ben Kaiser of Portland-based PATH Architecture.

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Mr. Butler confessed to Corey Martin, a friend and designer, then at Path Architecture, that he and his wife were tired of lugging their bikes up to their third-story condo and keeping them in the dining room.

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An internal NYSE system architecture gave one of the data feeds a faster path to customers than the path used to send data to the consolidated feed.

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