NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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With the respective client software, users can perform networking tasks.
These tasks include mapping drives, capturing printer ports, sending
messages, and changing contexts.
See also: “DOS client”; “MAIL directory”; “Windows client”;
“Workstation”; “UNIX client.”
COM port
Asynchronous serial port on IBM PC-compatible computer.
See also: “Serial port.”
Command format
Instructions that show how to type a command at the keyboard; also called
syntax.
In NetWare manuals, a command format may include constants, variables,
and symbols.
Common name
The naming attribute assigned to leaf objects. All leaf objects are designated
by the Common Name (CN) naming attribute. For User objects, the common
name is the user’s login name, for example TWILLIAM.
Other leaf objects also have common names displayed in the Directory tree,
such as Printer object names or NetWare Server object names, for example
PSPRINTER.
Container objects do not have common names.
See also: “Complete name.”
Communication
The process of transferring data from one device to another in a computer
system.
See also: “Network communication.”