From C# Online.NET (CSharp-Online.NET)—your free C# and .NET encyclopedia
| Term
| Active Directory
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| Definition
| Active Directory is the primary Microsoft LDAP directory service product and a central component of the Windows platform. Active Directory directory service is the distributed directory service of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating systems. Active Directory enables centralized, secure management of an entire network. Active Directory provides the facilities to manage identities and relationships comprising network environments.
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| See also
| Active Directory/Application Mode, Active Directory Service Interfaces
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| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms.
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