Glossary
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daemon
An agent program that runs continuously on a server system in a UNIXr environment and provides resources to client systems on the network.
dial-up
A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a standard phone line.
DLL
Dynamic Link Library contrasts Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR). Windows automatically loads the applications into memory when required and unloads it when space is needed for other applications.
default
A value supplied by the system when a user does not specify a required command, parameter or qualifier.
device name
Identification of a physical device, for example LPT1 for a printer. Can also be a logical name equated to a physical device name.
domain
A named group of machines on the network. A domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots).
DNS
Domain Name System. An online distributed database that maps machine names into IP addresses.
Issue 2 December 1996
