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Glossary
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H
hostname A name for a machine in the form machine.domain.dom, which is
translated into an IP address. For example,
www.example.com
is
the machine
www
in the subdomain
example
and
com
domain.
HTML Hypertext Markup Language. The formatting language used for
documents on the World Wide Web. HTML files are plain text files
with formatting codes that tell browsers such as the Mozilla Firefox
how to display text, position graphics, and form items and to display
links to other pages.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The method for exchanging information
between HTTP servers and clients.
HTTPD An abbreviation for the HTTP daemon or service, a program that
serves information using the HTTP protocol. The daemon or service
is often called an httpd.
HTTPS A secure version of HTTP, implemented using the Secure Sockets
Layer, SSL.
hub In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied
from a different server, and, in turn, replicates it to a third server.
See Also
cascading replication
.
I
ID list scan limit A size limit which is globally applied to any indexed search operation.
When the size of an individual ID list reaches this limit, the server
replaces that ID list with an all IDs token.
index key Each index that the directory uses is composed of a table of index
keys and matching entry ID lists.
indirect CoS An indirect CoS identifies the template entry using the value of one of
the target entry's attributes.
international index Speeds up searches for information in international directories.
International Standards
Organization See
ISO
.
IP address
Also Internet Protocol address.
A set of numbers, separated by dots,
that specifies the actual location of a machine on the Internet (for
example, 198.93.93.10).
ISO International Standards Organization.
K
knowledge reference Pointers to directory information stored in different databases.