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definition entry
See CoS definition entry.
Direct ory Access Protocol
See DAP.
Direct ory Manager
The privileged database administrator, comparable to the root user in UNIX. Access control
does not apply to the Directory Manager.
directory service
A database application designed to manage descriptive, attribute-based information about
people and resources within an organization.
directory t ree
The logical representation of the information stored in the directory. It mirrors the tree model
used by most filesystems, with the tree's root point appearing at the top of the hierarchy. Also
known as DIT .
distinguished name
String representation of an entry's name and location in an LDAP directory.
DIT
See directory tree.
DM
See Directory Manager.
DN
See distinguished name.
DNS
Domain Name System. The system used by machines on a network to associate standard IP
addresses (such as 198.93.93.10) with hostnames (such as www.example.com ). Machines
normally get the IP address for a hostname from a DNS server, or they look it up in tables
maintained on their systems.
DNS alias
A DNS alias is a hostname that the DNS server knows points to a different hostspecifically a
DNS CNAME record. Machines always have one real name, but they can have one or more
aliases. For example, an alias such as www.yourdomain.domain might point to a real machine
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