A network of devices (computers, printers, and so forth) that are in the same general physical location.
launchd
The startup manager for Mac OS X 10.4 that starts up services and launches loginwindow. After startup, it manages daemons in the same manner as the watchdog daemon in Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier.
LDAP(Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
A networking protocol used to access directory services that run over TCP.
link-local address
An address assigned by an IP host in the absence of outside configuration information. It is part of the Zeroconf standard.
links
In UNIX, a method of referencing files. A hard link provides a file with more than one name and allows the name to be stored in different folders. A symbolic link is a lightweight reference to a file or folder using the path in the file system. Finder aliases are an example of symbolic links.
localhost
Name given to a host machine if its IP address has no domain name associated with it.
location
A set of network configurations consisting of network ports and the protocols that run on those ports. The location is an organization tool used to manage network connectivity.
LPD(Line Printer Daemon)
A process that sends print commands from the computer to an LPR printer.
LPR(Line Printer Remote)
A network printer that is configured by identifying the IP address of either the printer itself or the printer queue it is connected to.
