Privileges Glossary
Browse 6 privileges terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Privileges Terms
- Admin
- Short for administrator, used informally for someone with elevated control over a system, platform, server, or community. Depending on context it may refer to...
- Administrative Privilege
- A high level of system access that allows configuration changes, software installation, user management, or other powerful actions beyond normal user...
- Domain Admin
- A highly privileged account or group in Microsoft Active Directory with broad control over domain-level resources, policies, and identities. Because domain...
- Kernel Space
- The protected memory and execution domain where the operating system kernel runs with full access to hardware and system resources. Code executing in kernel...
- Privilege Audit
- A review focused specifically on high-impact permissions, roles, and elevated accounts to verify that privileged access is appropriate, justified, and...
- Privilege Management
- The processes and controls used to grant, restrict, elevate, monitor, and revoke powerful permissions for users and systems. Privilege management aims to...
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