distinguished name
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Microsoft Exchange 2003
A name that uniquely identifies an object by using the relative distinguished name for the object, plus the names of container objects and domains that contain the object. The distinguished name identifies the object as well as its location in a tree. Every object in Active Directory has a distinguished name. [Exchange 2003]
Enterprise Search
The name that uniquely identifies an entry in a directory. A distinguished name consists of attribute:value pairs, separated by commas. Also, a set of name-value pairs (such as CN=person's name and C=country or region) that uniquely identifies an entity in a digital certificate.
Telecommunications
[A] globally unique identifier representing an individual's identity. [INFOSEC-99]