private enterprise number

noun

A unique number assigned by IANA to identify objects that are defined by an enterprise.

“Applied primarily to LDAP and X.500 directories in locally-defined schema and in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and related standards.”

Meanings

nounprivate enterprise number (plural private enterprise numbers)

plural private enterprise numbers

  1. A unique number assigned by IANA to identify objects that are defined by an enterprise.

    Applied primarily to LDAP and X.500 directories in locally-defined schema and in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and related standards.

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APA

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Chicago

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