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• The Microsoft Windows based directory service. Active Directory stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  AD DS. (n.d.). Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ad-ds.

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  AD DS. technet.microsoft.com. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Glossary. Microsoft. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ad-ds (accessed: June 8, 2023).

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  "AD DS." Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Glossary. Microsoft. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ad-ds.

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