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title: "Architecture"
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# Architecture {#fal-architecture}

This chapter provides an in-depth look into the
architecture of FAL.

-   [Overview](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:overview@main)
-   [Folders](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:folders@main)
-   [Database structure](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:database-structure@main)
-   [Components](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:components@main)
-   [PSR-14 events](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:psr-14-events@main)
-   [Metadata extractors for the file abstraction layer (FAL)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:metadata-extractors-for-the-file-abstraction-layer-fal@main)