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privilegeA permission or right. In information security, it refers to the modes of operation that a user or a process is granted. Examples include user-level privilege, operator privilege and supervisory privilege. The privilege indicator is a token or semaphore that is maintained by the security kernel. See access mode, privileged mode and capability. privilege 1. any of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens of a country by its constitution 2. a. the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge information obtained in confidence from a client b. the right claimed by any of certain other functionaries to refuse to divulge information 3. the rights and immunities enjoyed by members of most legislative bodies, such as freedom of speech, freedom from arrest in civil cases during a session, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To determine the answers to these questions, I began to research the issue of spousal priviliges (1) to ensure that the information obtained or evidence gathered would not be suppressed in future court proceedings. Incidently, as it were, he has the privilige of making Apollo's prophecy come true restoring the heir (and the daughter) to depressed Leontes. |
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