Month: January 2022

Address resolution

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature performs a required function in IP routing. ARP finds the hardware address, also known as Media Access Control (MAC) address, of a host from its known IP address. ARP maintains a...

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Address class

Five TCP/IP address classes (A, B, C, D, and E) were initially designed to accommodate networks of varying sizes. The class of address defines which bits are used for the network ID and which bits are used for the host ID. Also...

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Address

The unique location of an Internet server or a client. Identifies (as a computerperipheral or memory location) by an address or a name for informationtransfer.

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AD (Addendum)

New documentation used to add information to an original entry. Addenda should be timely and bear the current date and reason for the additional information being added to the health record.

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AD (Active directory)

Microsoft’s trademarked directory service, released as part of the Microsoft ® Windows architecture. Like other directory services, such as Novell Directory Services (NDS), Active Directory is a centralized and standardized...

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