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  • access-control entry
    An entry, in an access-control list, that contains a set of access rights and a security identifier, that identifies a trustee for whom rights are granted, denied, or audited.

  • access-control list
    A list of access-control entries that define permissions for an object.

  • ACE
    See access-control entry.

  • ACL
    See access-control list.

  • Active Directory Service Interfaces
    A set of specifications for COM objects and interfaces used to perform common administrative operations, such as adding a new user or managing a print queue.

  • ADSI
    See Active Directory Service Interfaces.

  • ADsPath
    A string that uniquely identifies an object in a directory service, including the directory service provider.

  • Automation
    A set of methods, accessed through the IDispatch interface, used to manipulate objects within a scripting environment.