ACTIVE DIRECTORY
\ˈaktɪv da͡ɪɹˈɛktəɹˌi], \ˈaktɪv daɪɹˈɛktəɹˌi], \ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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A directory service from MicrosoftCorporation, similar in concept to Novell NetwareDirectory Services (NDS), that also integrates with the userorganisation's DNS structure and is interoperable withLDAP. Active Directory is included in Windows 2000.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).