Access Control List

(networking)

(ACL) A list of the services available on a server, each with a list of the hosts permitted to use the service.

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access control list

A set of data associated with a file, directory or other network resource that defines the permissions that users, groups, processes or devices have for accessing it. See access control and wildcard mask.

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