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NetInfo
The information management system for the Mac OS platform. It manages all of the operating
system settings and information, such as users and groups. It also handles the authentication of
users.
Network protocol
A set of rules that governs how computers exchange messages on a network. Common
protocols include TCP/IP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
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ODBC
An API that uses SQL statements to access data from, and exchange data with, many database
management systems. FileMaker Server Advanced can share data as a data source via ODBC.
FileMaker Server can also interact with data from other applications (as an ODBC client
application).
ODBC client driver
A DLL (Windows) or shared library (Mac OS) that sends an SQL query to access data stored in
a data source and delivers the requested data to the client application.
Open Directory
Apple’s standards-based directory and network authentication services architecture for Mac OS
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PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor)
An open-source programming language primarily used in server-side application software to
create dynamic web pages. FileMaker Server lets you publish data from FileMaker Pro
databases on customized web pages created with PHP.
Plug-in
Software that extends the capabilities of an application in a specific way.
Privilege set
A defined set of permissions that determines a level of access to a database file.
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Relationships graph
In FileMaker Pro, you can see the occurrences of tables both in the current file and from any
external, related database files. In this relationships graph, you join tables and change
relationships between fields in different tables.
Runtime solution file
A database file that has been created with FileMaker Pro Advanced software in which data can
be added, deleted, and changed, but in which database fields and layouts cannot be altered.