User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

Glossary
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user account The record on a Windows
NT Advanced Server or LAN Manager
server that contains information about an
authorized user, including his or her
name, password, and permissions, as
determined by the administrator.
username A unique name identifying a
user account on the network. See also
user account.
wildcard A character that represents
one or more characters. The question
mark (?) wildcard can be used to
represent any single character, and the
asterisk (*) wildcard can be used to
represent any character or group of
characters that might match that position
in other filenames.
Windows See Microsoft Windows.
Windows NT The portable, secure, 32-
bit, preemptive multitasking member of
the Microsoft Windows operating
system family.
Windows NT Advanced Server A
superset of Windows NT, Windows NT
Advanced Server provides centralized
management and security, advanced
fault tolerance and additional
connectivity.
workstation A computer from which a
person uses word processing,
spreadsheet, database, and other types of
applications to accomplish work, taking
advantage of resources shared on the
local area network.
workstation domain The
Windows NT or LAN Manager domain
into which a LAN Manager Enhanced
workstation logs on unless another
domain is specified. See also domain,
logon domain, other domains.
workstation resource A resource that
is attached to or part of a user’s computer
(for example, a local printer). See also
local.
Workstation service A LAN Manager
service that enables a computer to use
network resources and services. This
service must be running for any other
service to run.