Appendix G. List of Abbreviations

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In this manual the following terms will be used without explanation hereinafter:

Convention

Complete form

EPM

ESP Package Manager (package manager)

FQDN

Fully Qualified Domain Name

GID

Group ID (system user group identifier)

GNU

GNU project (GNU is Not Unix)

HTML

HyperText Markup Language

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (via SSL/TLS)

ID

Identifier

IP

Internet Protocol

LKM

Linux Kernel Module

MBR

Master Boot Record

NSS

Novell Storage Services

OID

(SNMP) Object ID

PID

Process ID (system process identifier)

PAM

Pluggable Authentication Modules

RPM

Red Hat Package Manager (package manager)

RRA

Round-Robin Archive

RRD

Round-Robin Database

SMB

Server Message Block (file access protocol)

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SP

Service Pack

SSH

Secure Shell

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TLS

Transport Layer Security

UID

User ID (system user identifier)

URL

Unified Resource Locator

VBR

Volume Boot Record

OS

Operating System

FS

File System