access-control list

Definitions

General Science

• noun
  (written as access control list)
  a security system which has usernames and passwords checked by the operating system to find out if a specific user is allowed access to a resource or feature of a network or shared computer.

Electronics

• A list which correlates which computer system or network resources are available to which users. Its abbreviation is ACL. Also known as access list.
• acronymACL

Computing

• noun a security system that has a list of user names and passwords that is checked by the operating system to find out if a particular user is allowed to access or use a resource or feature of the shared computer or network.

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Contexts for “access-control list”

4 definitions in context
• General Science
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