access control list

noun

A security scheme for file-level security (as opposed to traditional user, group levels, or the somewhat stricter role levels). Abbreviated ACL.

“The hackers broke through the B security model, so no more role-level security: all critical data must use access control lists from now on.”

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Meanings

nounaccess control list (plural access control lists)

plural access control lists

  1. computingA security scheme for file-level security (as opposed to traditional user, group levels, or the somewhat stricter role levels). Abbreviated ACL.

    The hackers broke through the B security model, so no more role-level security: all critical data must use access control lists from now on.

Translations

Finnish pääsynvalvontalista
  • pääsynvalvontalistasecurity scheme
Icelandic aðgangsstýringalisti
  • aðgangsstýringalistisecurity scheme
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MLA

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Chicago

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