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1. access control The mechanisms for limiting access to certain information based on a user's identity and membership in various predefined groups.
2. Access Control Entry (ACE) In Windows-based systems, an entry in an access control list (ACL) containing the security ID (SID) for a user or group and an access mask that specifies…
3. access control list (ACL) (ACL) In Windows-based systems, a list of access control entries (ACE) that apply to an entire object, a set of the object's properties, or an individual…
4. access mask In Windows-based systems, a value that specifies the rights that are allowed or denied in an access control entry (ACE) of an access control list (ACL).
5. access token A data structure that contains authorization information for a user or group. A system uses an access token to control access to securable objects and to…
6. ACE See definition for access control entry (ACE)
7. ACL See definition for access control list (ACL)
8. Active Directory The directory service for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.
9. Active Server Pages (ASP pages) Technology that allows Web developers to combine scripts and HTML code to create dynamic Web content and Web-based applications.
10. Active Server Pages for .NET (ASP.NET pages) A set of .NET classes used to create Web-based, client-side (Web Form) and server-side (Web Service) applications. ASP.
11. administration port The Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual server and port used for SharePoint Central Administration.
12. Administrator Administrator means the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, and such authorized representatives as may be designated to…
13. Administrator site group Has full control of the Web site. A default site group in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server.
14. ALERT Automated Local Event Reporting in Real Time. Network of automatic raingauges that transmit via VHF radio link when precipitation occurs.
15. Alerts To notify users of changes to existing information or new information add an alert to track new matches to search queries, changes to content in an area…
16. Anonymous authentication Authentication method that provides access to users who do not have user accounts on the server computer.
17. Anonymous user access The ability to gain access to a Web server on which one does not have an account.
18. application pool In Internet Information Services (IIS), a group of one or more URLs served by a worker process.
19. Applications folder A folder containing a subfolder for each workspace that is automatically added to the index for that workspace.
20. approval The process of reviewing a document before publishing.
21. approve Make the document visible to readers in the dashboard site and generate subscription approval events. See also: publish
22. approver A user who has permission to approve or reject documents in a specified folder.
23. Areas a means to organize portal for navigational simplification
24. Audiences Groups of users, who meet certain criteria, created for targeted distribution of information.
25. authentication The process of validating the credentials of a person, computer process, or device.
26. author A user who has permission to add, edit, delete, or read all documents in a folder.
27. Authorization The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction.
28. Basic authentication Authentication protocol supported by most Web servers and browsers. Transmits the user name and password in clear text.
29. Best Bet A document property that designates a document as highly relevant to a specific category or keyword search.
30. build The process through which Search compiles an index of the documents in the content source. See also: content source, crawl
31. Cache A type a computer memory that temporarily stores frequently used information for quick access.
32. categories Groups of related content, organized hierarchically by subject matter.
33. Category folder A folder that is used by coordinators to organize categories.
34. Certificate authentication Also known as Secure Sockets Layer. Authentication method that provides security for TCP/IP connections.
35. character set A grouping of alphabetic, numeric, and other characters that have some relationship in common.
36. check in Add or return a document to an enhanced folder. Releases the editing reservation on a document, allowing others to open and edit it.
37. check-in form In the user interface, a form appearing when a user checks in a document. It contains check-in comments, an option to publish a document, and a drop-down…
38. Check-out Create a writable version of a document while preventing other users from editing the same document. See also: check-in, enhanced folder
39. clear text Unencrypted, non-machine dependent, ASCII text in readable form.
40. code page Ordered set of characters in which a numeric index (code point) is associated with each character of a particular writing system.
41. code point Numeric value in Unicode encoding or in a code page; corresponds to a character.
42. Common Gateway Interface (CGI) A standard method of extending Web server functionality by executing programs or scripts on a Web server in response to Web browser requests, such as in…
43. Component settings database (_SERVDB) The component settings database contains alert definitions, notifications and the gatherer log.
44. configuration database The SQL Server or SQL 2005 Express database that contains the configuration information for a Windows SharePoint Services server or server farm.
45. Configuration database (_Config_DB) The Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE, or WMSDE database that contains the configuration information that applies across all servers in a deployment of…
46. configuration property A property that allows an administrator to control Windows SharePoint Services settings.
47. connection type The type of Web Part connection, such as Provide Row To, which passes a row of data from one Web Part to another Web Part, or Get Filter From, which gets…
48. content database The Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE, or WMSDE database that contains the content for one or more SharePoint sites.
49. content source The starting point for crawling a file system, database, or Web site in order to include content in an index. See also: build, crawl
50. Contributor site group Can submit content to categories and can add content to existing document libraries and lists.
51. coordinator A user who has permission to configure user roles on a folder and to perform all author tasks.
52. crawl Search content to include it in an index. See also: build, content source, inclusion/exclusion rules
53. cross-site group A custom security group that applies to more than one Web site. A cross-site group can be assigned to a site group as if it were a single user.
54. dashboard See definition for: digital dashboard
55. dashboard site A Web site created by using Digital Dashboard technology. The dashboard site contains a number of pages, or dashboards, and includes customization pages…
56. DASL See definition for: Distributed Authoring Search and Location (DASL)
57. DAV See definition for: Distributed Authoring and Versioning
58. default version The version selected when a particular version is not specified.
59. demote To copy the property values found in a SharePoint Portal Server document profile to the properties of a Microsoft Office document.
60. depth A measure of folder enumeration depth, such as how many links to follow from the content source. See also: scope
61. dictionary A defined list of values referenced by a property.
62. Digest Access authentication Authentication method that transmits user names and passwords in a secure format.
63. digital dashboard A page on a dashboard site. Each dashboard contains a collection of Web Parts in a modular view that can be presented to users in a Web browser.
64. discussion server A computer that stores discussion text and information about the location of the file being discussed.
65. discussion thread In a discussion board or Web discussions, a series of messages or comments in which replies to a message or comment are nested directly under it, instead…
66. Discussions A feature for adding threaded remarks about a document.
67. Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) An extension to the HTTP protocol, DAV enables a client to perform file-system type operations on a remote server, opening the door for creating Web-based…
68. Distributed Authoring Search and Location (DASL) Defines the SEARCH operation implemented in DAV. The body of the SEARCH method contains the request or criteria for the search.
69. document Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a) defines a document as including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other data compilations.
70. document library The storage location for documents in the workspace. See also: documents folder
71. document profile A set of properties applied to similar documents.
72. Document Workspace Sharepoint Services site that contain a document library, tasks, links, and other information.
73. Document Workspace site A Web site based on the Document Workspace template that workspace members use for discussing, editing, and working together on a document.
74. documents folder A folder that is used to store documents in the workspace.
75. Encryption A procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorized to read it.
76. encryption key A data value that is used to encrypt and decrypt data. The number of bits in the encryption key is a rough measure of the encryption strength; generally…
77. encryption, 128-bit High level of encryption. Uses a 128-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key.
78. encryption, 40-bit Low level of encryption. Uses a 40-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key.
79. enhanced folder A document storage folder that supports document management tasks such as check-in, check-out, versioning, approval, and publishing.
80. exclusion rules See definition for: inclusion/exclusion rules
81. extend The process of applying Windows SharePoint Services to a virtual server.
82. extranet An Internet based access method to a corporate intranet site by limited or total access through a security firewall.
83. file allocation table (FAT) Common file format of file cataloging for DOS and Windows operating systems; physical method of storing and accessing files from a hard disk.
84. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) (FTP) A method of data transfer that can take place between Frame Relay Networks, and Workstations.
85. Firewall A set of related programs that protect the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
86. folder See Directory.
87. folder tree A hierarchical display of folder organization.
88. FrontPage Server Extensions A set of programs and scripts that support authoring in Microsoft Office FrontPage and extend the functionality of a Web server.
89. full-text index A resource that is compiled by the Index engine to enable full-text search of documents, document properties, and content stored outside the workspace but…
90. full-text search The ability to search a data file for specific words, numbers and/or combinations or patterns thereof.
91. full-text search index An index that allows users to perform a full-text search on a Web site.
92. home page Main page of a Web site. Usually has hyperlinks to other pages, both inside and outside the site.
93. hyperlink A link - usually appearing as a highlighted word or picture within a hypertext document - that when clicked changes the active view, possibly to another…
94. inclusion/exclusion rules Rules that determine what content should be included or excluded when specific sites are crawled. See also: crawl
95. Index Statistical measure of the state of the stock market or economy based on the performance of stocks or other components.
96. index workspace A workspace that manages only content sources.
97. Integrated Windows authentication A configuration setting that enables negotiation of authentication protocols in Internet Information Services (IIS).
98. Integrated Windows authentication (IWA) Also known as Windows NT Challenge/Response authentication. Authentication method that encrypts user names and passwords in a multiple transaction…
99. Internet A worldwide network of networks that all use the TCP/IP communications protocol and share a common address space.
100. Internet Information Services (IIS) Software services from Microsoft that support Web site creation, configuration, and management, along with other Internet functions.