<s>
File	B-Application
spanning	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
package	O
a	O
single	O
file	O
or	O
data	O
stream	O
into	O
separate	O
files	O
of	O
a	O
specified	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
parity	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
parchive	B-General_Concept
(	O
PAR	B-General_Concept
)	O
to	O
verify	O
and	O
restore	O
missing	O
or	O
corrupted	O
package	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
advantage	O
with	O
this	O
is	O
coping	O
with	O
file	O
size	O
limits	O
on	O
some	O
file	O
systems	O
of	O
removable	O
media	O
,	O
or	O
coping	O
with	O
volume	O
size	O
limits	O
of	O
things	O
like	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
the	O
file	B-Application
spanning	I-Application
process	O
is	O
hidden	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
operation	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
file	B-Application
archivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
file	B-Application
spanning	I-Application
utilities	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
nearly	O
every	O
OS	O
and	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
