NETINFO

Meaning of NETINFO in English

A hierarchical collection of databases used by NEXTSTEP computers for maintaining administrative information such as user accounts, host entries, printer information, and file system mounting data. The hierarchy consists of domains , or levels.

Josh's Network English Glossary. Английский словарь Josh's Network. 2012

MASTER — The primary NetInfo server in a domain or subdomain. See NetInfo . The primary NIS server in a domain. See …
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DOMAIN LEVEL — A level in a NetInfo domain hierarchy. See NetInfo .
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DOMAIN — 1. The trailing portion of a fully qualified host address, typically in an e-mail context. See fully qualified domain name …
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CLONE — Copy. A clone NetInfo server is an exact copy of a master NetInfo server in the same subdomain. See domain …
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SUN REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (SUNRPC) — The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) structure developed by Sun for communication between clients and servers . For example, NetInfo uses …
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BOOT PROTOCOL (BOOTP) — The protocol that defines how a diskless workstation obtains its network address from another host. NeXT workstations also use BOOTP …
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