NAMES The following types of names are used with Windows: Computername A unique name that identifies a computer on the local-area ...

NAMES
The following types of names are used with Windows:

Computername      A unique name that identifies a computer on
                  the local-area network.

Devicename        The name by which Windows identifies a disk resource
                  or printer. A disk resource is identified by a drive
                  letter followed by a colon (for example, D:). A
                  printer is identified by a port name followed by a colon
                  (for example, LPT1:).

Workgroup         A group of computers on the network. Each workgroup
                  has a unique name.

Localgroup        A group of names in a Workgroup that are granted the
                  same rights.

Domain            A group of Windows Servers, Windows Workstations
                  and other computers on the network. A
                  domain has a unique name. Usually, you must log on in
                  a domain to gain access to the network. Domains are
                  created and managed with Windows Server.

Global group      A group of names in a domain that are granted the
                  same rights.

Filename          The name of a file. Under the file allocation table
                  (FAT) file system, a filename can have as many as eight
                  characters, followed by a period (.) and an extension of
                  as many as three characters. Under NTFS and HPFS, a
                  filename can have as many as 254 characters.

Network path      A description of the location of a shared resource,
                  consisting of a computer's computername followed by
                  the sharename of the resource. The computername
                  is preceded by two backslashes, and the sharename is
                  preceded by one backslash (for example,
                  \\SERVER1
ESOURCE).

Path              The location of a directory. A path can consist of a
                  devicename and one or more directory names. A
                  backslash (\) precedes each directory name (for example,
                  C:\CUSTOMER\CORP\ACCT).

Pathname          A path and a filename. The filename is preceded by a
                  backslash (\) (for example, C:\CUSTOMER\CORP
EPORT.DOC).

Sharename         A name that identifies a shared resource on a computer. A
                  sharename is used with the computer's computername to form
                  a network path (as in \\SERVER
ESOURCE).

Username          The name a person supplies when logging on at
                  a computer.

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