GLOSSARY
- Absolute path
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A path that begins at the root and includes all successive subdirectories
- Abstract data type (ADT)
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A container whose properties (data and operations) are specified independently of any particular implementation
- Abstract step
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An algorithmic step for which some details remain unspecified
- Abstraction
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A model of a complex system that includes only the details essential to the viewer
- Access control policy
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A set of rules established by an organization that specify which types of network communication are permitted and denied
- Access time
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The time it takes for a block to start being read; ...
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