Archive for May, 2010
Definition of Active Directory
Active Directory, a noun and compound word, is a Microsoft technology, part of the Active Platform, that is designed to enable applications to find, use, and manage directory resources (for example, user names, network printers, and permissions) in a distributed computing environment. Distributed environments are usually heterogeneous collections of networks that often run proprietary directory [...]
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Definition of Load Balancing
Load balancing is a compound word in technology and is a noun. In distributed processing, the distribution of activity across two or more servers in order to avoid overloading any one with too many requests from users. Load balancing can be either static or dynamic. In the former, the load is balanced ahead of time [...]
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Definition of Active Server Pages
Active server pages, a compound word which is a noun, is a Web-oriented technology developed by Microsoft that is designed to enable server-side (as opposed to client-side) scripting. Active Server Pages are text files that can contain not only text and HTML tags as in standard Web documents, but also commands written in a scripting [...]
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Definition of Julian Date
Julian date, a noun and compound word, is a date expressed as the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 B.C. (on the Julian calendar), for example, 2,450,000 for October 9, 1995 (Gregorian). Julian dates are useful for finding elapsed times between events that may be many years apart, as in astronomy. The starting [...]
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