Glossary
All entries marked with FOLDOC are based on definitions in the Free Online Dictionary of Computing (www.foldoc.org), Denis Howe, editor. Used with permission.
- 10.0.0.0
- See [private address space]
- 192.168.0.0
- See [private address space]
- 172.16.0.0
- See [private address space]
- absolute pathname
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A pathname that starts with the root directory (/). An absolute pathname locates a file without regard to the working directory.
- access
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In computer jargon a verb meaning to use, read from, or write to. To access a file means to read from or write to the file.
- Access Control List
- See [ACL]
- access permission
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Permission to read from, write to, or execute a file. If you have write access permission to a file, you can write to the file. Also, access ...
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