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Glossary
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Active Directory Active Directory (AD) is an implementation of LDAP directory services by
Microsoft for use primarily in Windows environments. Its main purpose is to
provide central authentication and authorization services for Windows
based computers. Active Directory also allows administrators to assign
policies, deploy software, and apply critical updates to an organization.
Admin State Administrative state. The intention of the operator by setting a given
resource up or down. See also Oper State.
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CPIO Copy Input Output. A binary file archiver and a file format. CPIO’s use by
the RPM Package Manager continues to make CPIO an important archive
format. See man page cpio(1).
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FC Fibre Channel. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) began
work on FC in 1988, and since then the X3T11 Task Group (see www.t11.org)
has developed 20+ standards. FC has its own stack of protocol levels
(layers), ranging from the physical connectors and media (FC-0) to