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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

The standard way to give the address of any resource that is part of the World Wide Web. For example, http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm. The most common way to use a URL is to enter it into a Web browser program.

Universal Naming Convention (UNC)

A PC format for indicating the location of resources on a network. UNC uses the following format: \\ServerName \ShareName\ResourcePath. To identify the Ample.txt file in the Sample folder in the Docs share on the server named Example, the UNC would be \\Example \Docs\Sample \Ample.txt.

User account

A user’s access to a network. Each user account has a unique user name and security ID (SID).

User profiles

Information about user accounts. See profile.

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