Container
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- A special type of Active Directory object. A container is like other directory objects in that it has attributes and is part of the Active Directory namespace. However, unlike other objects, it does not usually represent something concrete. The only purpose of a container object is to contain other directory objects and other containers. See also: object, namespace
GuardianEdge Technologies - Cite This Source - This Definition - A special type of Active Directory object. A container is like other directory objects in that it has attributes and is part of the Active Directory namespace. However, unlike other objects, it does not usually represent something concrete. It is the container for a group of objects and other containers. For example, Organizational Units, Users, Computers, Groups, and folders are container objects.
Illinois State University - Cite This Source - This Definition - Group Policy object (GPO), Organizational Unit, Organizational unit (OU), OU, OU (organizational unit)
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