ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Specialty Definition: ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Domain	Definition
Computing	Active Directory A directory service from Microsoft Corporation, similar in concept to Novell Netware Directory Services (NDS), that also integrates with the user organisation's DNS structure and is interoperable with LDAP. Active Directory is included in Windows 2000. (2000-03-28). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Active Directory

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Active Directory is an implementation of LDAP directory services by Microsoft for use in Windows environments. Active Directory was released first with Windows 2000 and saw some revision in Windows 2003.

Unlike earlier versions of Windows which used NetBIOS to communicate, Active Directory is fully integrated with DNS and TCP/IP. However, to be fully functional, the DNS server must support SRV Records. Windows 2000 workstations can still function using WINS to locate the servers, but Active Directory will not function properly without a DNS server that supports SRV.

Active Directory allows administrators to assign policies to workstations, deploy programs to many computers, and apply critical updates to an entire organization. Active Directory also stores information about its users and can act similar to a phone book. This allows all of the information and computer settings about an organization to be stored in a central, organized database.

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Crosswords: ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Specialty definitions using "ACTIVE DIRECTORY": directory service ♦ Windows 2000. (references)

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Commercial Usage: ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Domain	Title
Books	Windows 2000 Active Directory (reference) MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory Services, Exam 70-217, Second Edition (reference) Windows 2000 Active Directory Design and Deployment (reference) Building LDAP-Enabled Applications with Microsoft's Active Directory and Novell's NDS (reference) Accessing and Manipulating Active Directory with ASP.NET [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ACTIVE DIRECTORY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
active directory	523	active directory dns	7
window 2000 active directory	27	active directory remove	6
active directory ldap	25	window 2000 server active directory	6
active directory tool	24	active directory security	6
microsoft active directory	21	active directory troubleshooting	6
active directory training	16	active directory query	6
active directory migration tool	16	active directory management	6
active directory administration	15	active directory schema	6
design active directory	12	active directory window	6
active directory setup	12	active directory samba	5
active directory tutorial	12	active directory zenworks	5
active directory migration	11	active directory forest	5
active directory install	11	active directory window xp	5
active directory replication	11	active directory installation	5
active directory installing	9	active directory restore	4
active directory repair	9	active directory service	4
backup active directory	9	active directory utility	4
active directory services	8	active directory report	4
active directory script	7	active directory ldap vulnerability	4
active directory linux	7	active directory setting up	4
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Anagrams: ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-i-i-o-r-r-t-t-v-y"
	-3 letters: retrodictive.
	-4 letters: decorticate, directorate, retroactive.
	-5 letters: coercivity, cordierite, corrective, creativity, decorative, detractive, directrice, overdirect, reaccredit, reactivity, recitative, recitativo, retroacted.
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