| Term | Definition |
| browser-based management utility | management utility associated with a thin client. thin client connects to network device, then runs scripts hosted on the network device |
| console | the keyboard and monitor located at the NetWare server |
| context | the location of an object in the NDS tree |
| eDirectory | a database of networkresources similar to Microsoft's Active Directory |
| explicit rights | rights that are specifically granted to a trustee, and are not granted through inheritance |
| file access protocol | provides the means for a client to access networked file and print services |
| inherited rights | rights that are granted to a trustee through inheritance |
| IPX internal network number | a unique hexadecimal number that serves to identify a NetWare server on the network |
| JAVA-based management utility | a management utility based on the Sun Microsystem JAVA programming language |
| journaling file system | a file system that relies on a journaling file to obtain faster boot time, use less system memory, and prevent file corruption |
| NetWare File System (NWFS) | NetWare's traditional file system |
| network-centric database | a single database that serves an entire network |
| Novell Storage Services (NSS) | NetWare's enhanced file system |
| object rights | rights that allow a trustee certain types of access to an object |
| overbooking | when the combined amount of declared NSS volume sizes is greater than the size of a storage pool |
| redirector | a software package that determines where a client request for a resource should be routed |
| screen | an instance of running a program, utility, or command on a NetWare server |
| server-centric database | a database that is used for a single server |
| servertop | the GUI on a NetWare server |
| storage pools | collections of storage devices with logical volumes |
| trustee | a user or group that is granted rights to an object. Also, a user, group, or container object that is granted rights to directories or files |
| typeful name | the name of an object preceded by the object's abbreviation, such as CN, O, and OU, and an equal sign (=) |
| typeless name | the name of an object followed by the path to the top of the directory. each object in the path is separated by a dot (.) |
| Web-based management utility | a managemment utility based on existing open-source standards such as HTTP and XML |