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About This Database document
The About document contains information supplied by the database designer and is often a description of the database purpose and contents. To open this document, choose Help - About This Database.
accelerator key
A key used in conjunction with the ALT key to trigger an action. For example, ALT+F shows the File menu. In Notes menus, accelerator keys are underlined. See extended accelerator key.
access control
A security feature that determines the tasks that each user, server, or group of users or servers in a Lotus Notes database can perform. Some can do all tasks while others may be limited to specific tasks.
access-controlled section
A defined area on a form that allows only certain users to edit the fields in the section. Besides fields, it can include objects, layout regions, and text.
Account document
A document that contains information such as the user name and password about an Internet connection. When you set up Internet mail, Notes creates at least one Account document in your Personal Address Book for incoming (POP or IMAP) mail, and one for outgoing (SMTP) mail if you don't send your Internet mail through a Domino server.
ACL (access control list)
A list of database users (individual users, Lotus Domino servers, and groups of users and/or servers) created and updated by the database manager. The ACL specifies which users can access the database and what tasks they can perform.
ACL Monitor
A document created in the Statistics & Events database that causes the Event task on a server to monitor a specific database for ACL changes.
activity logging
A process you use to collect information about the activity in your enterprise. You can use this information to charge users for the amount they use your system, monitor usage, conduct resource planning, and determine if clustering would improve the efficiency of your system.
Adjacent Domain document
This document defines the name, location, and access to adjacent (connected) and non-adjacent (unconnected) Domino domains and non-Domino domains. It is stored in the Domino Directory.
Administration Process
A server task (Adminp) that automates many administrative tasks. You initiate the tasks, and the Administration Process completes them for you. Some of the tasks the Administration Process can automate are: recertifying Notes IDs, renaming and deleting references to Notes users and groups, creating replicas of databases, and moving databases.
administration server
The server that you assign to apply Administration Process updates to a primary replica.
agent
A program that performs a series of automated tasks according to a set schedule or at the request of a user. An agent consists of three components: the trigger (when it acts), the search (what documents it acts on), and the action (what it does).
Agent Builder
The Agent Properties box now replaces the Agent Builder.
Agent Manager
The background server program that manages and runs agents on a server. An agent performs a series of automated tasks according to a set schedule or at the request of a user. The Agent Manager runs by default on a server. You set guidelines for the Agent Manager in the Server document in the Domino Directory.
Agent Properties box
Use the Agents Properties box, instead of the Agent Builder, to create the following types of agents: simple actions, formulas, LotusScript agents, or Java agents. An agent automates a task and can be run by a user or according to a set schedule.
alarm
For end users: Text that displays or a noise that sounds to remind you of an entry on your Calendar. When an alarm goes off, Notes shows a description of the Calendar entry associated with the alarm.
For administrators: A document generated in the Statistics database indicating that a server statistic has exceeded a specified threshold. For example, an alarm can notify you if disk space on server drive C drops below 10 percent. You create Statistics Monitor documents to configure alarm reporting.
alias
1. An additional name for a form, view, agent, or image resource. An alias allows you to change a design element name without having to rewrite the formulas that reference the design element. An alias remains intact even if a database is translated or modified.
2. A shortened form of a user name that can be used in any Notes application where directory lookup and type-ahead are supported, such as mail. Unlike the Notes user name and alternate name, aliases cannot appear in Access Control Lists and Execution Control Lists.
alternate mail
A mail system other than Notes mail.
anonymous access
Lets users and servers access a server without authentication. This level of access is useful for providing the general public access to servers and databases for which they are not certified. It is typically used for granting access to the servers and databases on a Web site.
API (application programming interface)
A set of functions that gives programmers access to another application's internal features from within their own application. Notes and Domino offer several APIs that give developers access to Notes and Domino features and functionality, enabling them to create powerful and customized client and server applications.
application proxy
A firewall configuration that examines the destination of a packet and the type of information it contains, checks whether your network allows delivery to that destination, and controls the information flow between internal and external clients and servers.
attach
To store a file with a Lotus Notes document or form. The file, or attachment, is stored with the document or form in the database until you delete one of them. If you mail the document, the attachment is mailed with it.
attachment
A file attached to a Lotus Notes document or form or to a Web page document. An attachment remains with the document until you delete the attachment or the document.
authentication
A security mechanism that verifies the identities of clients and/or servers. There are three types of authentication in Notes and Domino -- Notes/Domino, SSL, and name-and-password authentication.
Verifies that the user or Domino server trying to access a particular Domino server has a trusted certificate in common with it. Authentication occurs in both directions: the server authenticates the user, then the user authenticates the server.
Used by Internet protocols over SSL. During SSL authentication, the server exchanges the server certificate with the client and, optionally, the client exchanges the client certificate with the server. This exchange determines whether the client and server have a certificate in common and verifies the identities of the server and, optionally, the client.
Used by Internet protocols over TCP/IP and SSL. During name-and-password authentication, a text password is sent by the client to the server. The server verifies the identity of the client by making sure the password provided matches the password stored in the Domino Directory for that person. Name-and-password authentication does not use certificates.
An access level that allows users to create and read documents and edit the ones they created and saved. Servers with Author access can replicate new documents and can usually delete documents marked for deletion. Access levels can be further refined using roles and access restrictions.
Authors field
A field that lists the names of people who have Author access. This field does not override the access control list. Use this field to control edit access on a document-by-document basis.
autolaunch
When a user creates or opens a document for reading or editing, an embedded object automatically opens in its native format. The user can change the embedded object and add a new object directly in the application that created the object. The Notes document automatically displays the changes.
autoregistration
A process by which external databases may be automatically added when the database type and path are supplied during connection.
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binary tree server topology
Connects servers in a pyramid fashion: the top server connects to two servers below it, each of which connects to two servers below it, and so on. Information travels down the pyramid and then back up.
bookmark
A customizable, graphical link to databases, views, documents, Web pages, and newsgroups.
bookmark folder
A folder in the Bookmark Bar containing bookmarks.
broadcast meeting
Invitees are notified about a meeting but do not need to respond to the invitation. This option is useful when individual response will not affect the occurrence of the meeting.
button
A graphic that executes an action when clicked.
button bar
In the Notes client, the bar that displays actions as buttons. Actions let users click to accomplish tasks, from mimicking the Notes menus to tasks defined by formulas or a LotusScript program.
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CA (Certificate Authority)
The link that allows a server and client to communicate. A CA vouches for the identity of a server and client by issuing certificates stamped with the CA’s digital signature and including the CA’s trusted root certification. The digital signature assures the client and server that both the client certificate and the server certificate can be trusted. If the client and server can identify the digital signature on the certificate, then a secure SSL session can be established. Otherwise, the client and server cannot authenticate each other, and the session cannot be established. Clients and servers identify digital signatures by comparing them against the trusted root certificate.
A CA can be a third-party, commercial certifier, such as VeriSign, or a certifier that you establish at your organization using Notes and Domino. Third-party and Domino CAs create both server and client certificates.
Calendar
A view in your Notes mail database that you can use to manage your time and schedule meetings. You can add appointments, meetings, reminders, events, and anniversaries to the Calendar view. You can also display tasks in the Calendar view.
Calendar profile
A document that lets you customize your calendar and indicate the times that you are available for meetings. Notes saves this information in a database on your mail server; you define who can look up the information.
canonical format
A format for storing hierarchical names that displays the hierarchical attribute of each component of the name. For example, the canonical format for the name Reuben D. Smith/Ottawa/Acme/CA is: CN=Reuben D. Smith/OU=Ottawa/O=Acme/C=CA
where:
CN is the common name
OU is the organizational unit
O is the organization
C is the country code
catalog
A database (CATALOG.NSF) on a Domino server that contains a list of other databases on the server. The catalog determines which database titles are available for searching.
category
A word, phrase, or number used to group documents in a view.
central directory architecture
Directory architecture in a Domino domain in which some servers store Configuration Directories and use primary Domino Directories on remote servers for lookups.
certificate
A certificate is a unique electronic stamp that identifies a user or server. Domino uses two types of certificates: Notes certificates and Internet certificates.
A Notes certificate is stored in a Notes or Domino ID file that associates a name with a public key. Certificates permit users and servers to access specific Domino servers. An ID may have many certificates.
An Internet client certificate lets a user access a server using SSL client authentication or send an S/MIME message. The client certificate is stored in either the Notes ID file if you are using a Notes client or in a file stored on the user’s hard drive. An Internet server certificate lets users access a server using SSL server authentication. The server certificate is stored in a key ring file on the server’s hard drive.
Internet certificates contain a public key, a name, an expiration date, and a digital signature.
Certificate Authority certificate
A binary file stored on the CA server’s hard drive that contains a public key, a name, and a digital signature. The CA certificate identifies the Domino or third-party CA.
certificate revocation list (CRL)
A list of Internet certificates that have been revoked. CRLs are issued regularly by Internet certifiers. Domino servers can check CRLs to check the validity of a certificate offered for authentication.
certification
A process that creates special signed messages called certificates, which state that a particular public key is associated with a particular user or server name. Domino automatically issues Notes certificates for users and servers when you register them.
certifier ID
A file that generates an electronic "stamp" that indicates a trust relationship. It is analogous to the device used to stamp passports -- it verifies that a person is trusted by that stamping authority.
CGI
Abbreviation for Common Gateway Interface (CGI). CGI is a standard that connects external programs with information servers such as Web servers or HTTP servers. CGI scripts are a common way of customizing information presentation and retrieval on the Web; they can run within databases and on a Domino server.
chain server topology
Connects servers one-to-one, end-to-end. Information travels along the chain and then back.
character set
A set of binary codes that represent specific text characters.
child document
A document that inherits values from another document (the parent document).
client certificate
An electronic stamp that contains a public key, a name, an expiration date, and a digital signature. The client certificate uniquely identifies the user and is used when accessing a server using SSL and sending encrypted and signed S/MIME messages.
The client certificate is stored in the Notes ID file if you are using a Notes client or on the user’s hard drive.
CLS files
Country Language Services (CLS) files convert characters such as foreign currency symbols and accented letters to other characters when importing or exporting files. CLS files also control the order in which characters are sorted.
cluster
A group of two or more Domino servers that you set up to provide users with constant access to data, balance the workload among servers, improve server performance, and maintain performance when you increase the size of your enterprise.
collapse
An action that hides documents under categories or hides response documents under main documents in a view.
@command
A special @function that performs an immediate action in the user interface.
command key
A key that directly triggers an action and usually makes use of the CTRL (Windows) or COMMAND (Macintosh) keys. For example, to print press CTRL+P (COMMAND+P on Macintosh).
compact
To compress a database, in order to reclaim space freed by the deletion of documents and attachments.
computed field
On a form, a field whose value is determined by a formula that you write.
condensed Directory Catalog
A directory catalog optimized for small size and used primarily on Notes clients.
Configuration Directory
A directory in a central directory architecture that contains only documents related to Domino configuration.
Connection document
In the Domino Directory, a Connection document enables communication between two servers and specifies how and when the information exchange occurs. In the Personal Address Book, it describes how a client accesses a certain server.
create access list
A list that restricts a form, so that only specified users can create documents using the form.
criteria
Data you specify so that your application can select records during a query. You can use matching criteria, in which records must match the criteria you set, or formula criteria, which use logical formulas and @functions to test records.
cross-certificate
Domino uses two types of cross-certificates: Notes and Internet. Notes cross-certificates allow users in different hierarchically certified organizations to access servers and to receive signed mail messages. Internet cross-certificates allow Notes users to secure S/MIME messages and verify the identity of a server using SSL.
Cross-certificates are stored in the Domino Directory or Personal Address Book.
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database
A collection of documents and their forms, views, and folders, stored under one name. Notes databases can be part of a Web site or part of a Notes application.
database cache
A section of memory on a Domino server where databases are stored for quick access. You can display cache statistics, change the number of databases that a server can hold in its cache, close all databases in the cache, and disable the cache.
Database Catalog
A database containing information about databases stored on a single Domino server, a group of servers, or all the servers in a domain. Database Catalogs are commonly used to let users add the databases in them to the users’ desktops.
database header
An internal structure that stores database-wide information such as a time stamp that indicates when a database was first created or when the Fixup task last ran on it.
database library
A database that provides information about databases including descriptions, replica IDs, and manager names. Database libraries can be local and describe databases on a workstation or can be on a server and describe shared databases. Database libraries are commonly used to let users add the databases in them to the users’ desktops. Related databases can be grouped together for easier access.
database manager
A person with Manager access to a database whose responsibilities include setting up and maintaining access to the database and monitoring database replication, usage, and size.
database replica
A special copy of a database that, because it shares a replica ID with the original database, can exchange information with it through replication.
data directory
Directory that contains local databases, local database templates, country language services (CLS) files, DESKTOP.DSK files, and if you’re using UNIX, your NOTES.INI file.
data note
A document in a Notes database.
data type
The type of information that one field in a database can store, for example, text, rich text, numbers, keywords, and time.
DBID (database ID)
The time stamp that is located in the database header and that indicates when a database was first created or when the Fixup task last ran on it.
DBIID (database instance ID)
A value that is located in the database header and that associates the database with specific entries in the transaction log.
DCR (Data Connection Resource)
A design element you can use to define a connection between a Notes form and an enterprise database for exchanging data.
DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
DDE is a method for displaying data created with other Windows and Presentation Manager applications, such as graphics or spreadsheet ranges, within Notes documents. DDE objects can be reactivated and updated to reflect the current state of changing data.
default value formula
The formula that lets you set an initial value for an editable field.
default view
The view displayed the first time you open a database.
deletion stub
A truncated document that is left in a database in place of the original document to indicate to the Replication task that the document should, in fact, be deleted from all other replicas.
Depositor access
An access level where users can create documents but can’t read any of the documents in the database.
designer
The person who creates and develops a database or an application, pilot tests it, refines it as necessary, and delivers it to the database manager.
Designer access
An access level where users can compose, read, and edit any documents, plus modify the database icon, About and Using documents, and all design elements. Servers can replicate all of the above and, if they have delete access, deletions.
design pane
The workspace area that displays design options, as well as areas to enter design information.
design template
A database design that lets you share design elements among databases and store design elements with a template. You can enable the template so that when it changes, the change automatically occurs in all databases created with that template.
DESKTOP.DSK
A file that contains information about your workspace.
detach
To make a local copy of a file that is attached to a Lotus Notes document.
dialog box
A box that appears when an application needs additional information to complete a task. A dialog box can contain check boxes, command buttons, option buttons, list boxes, information boxes, scroll buttons, drop-down boxes, and text boxes.
dialup
A connection type, usually a port, that is not on a local area network and must be accessed by modem and telephone lines.
digital signature
The electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature, a digital signature is a unique block of text that verifies a user's identity and is appended to a message. The signature can be used to confirm the identify of the sender and the integrity of the message. The block of text is encrypted and decrypted using public and private keys.
digital speech synthesizer
A device used with screen readers to portray what is on screen through sound.
DIIOP (Domino Internet Inter-ORB Protocol)
A server task that runs on the server and works with the Domino Object Request Broker to allow communication between Java applets created with the Notes Java classes and the Domino server. Browser users and Domino servers use IIOP to communicate and to exchange object data.
Directory assistance
A feature used by servers to extend client authentication, name lookups, and LDAP operations to secondary directories.
Directory assistance database
A database created from the DA50.NTF template and used to configure directory assistance.
Directory Assistance document
Document created in a directory assistance database that describes a secondary directory.
Directory catalog
An optional directory database that can aggregate entries from multiple Domino Directories into a single database.
directory server
A server whose purpose is to provide directory services.
distributed directory architecture
Directory architecture in a Domino domain in which all servers use a local primary Domino Directory.
DNS (Domain Name System)
An Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
document
A Notes database entry that users create by using a form on the Create menu. Documents consist of fields, text, numbers, graphics, and so on. Information may be entered by a user, automatically calculated by formulas, imported from other applications, or linked to another application and dynamically updated.
domain
A Domino domain is a collection of Domino servers and users that share a common Domino Directory. The primary function is mail routing. Users’ domains are determined by the location of their server-based mail files.
For a Domino server to communicate with a server in a different domain, you create a Domain document in the Domino Directory to define the name, location, and access to adjacent and non-adjacent Domino domains and non-Domino domains. Other domains are:
A Domino domain and an external mail system such as SMTP or cc:Mail. It specifies which outbound addresses are Internet addresses and where the Notes Mail Router sends those messages.
A group of Domino domains, such as Sales1, Sales2, and Marketing, under a single Internet domain, such as acme.com. All outbound SMTP mail, whether it originates from the Sales1 or Marketing domains, has the return address acme.com.
A directory created automatically from the PUBNAMES.NTF template during first server setup that describes the users, servers, connections, and access control information for a Domino domain, or a directory created manually from PUBNAMES.NTF.
Domino domain
A network of clients and servers whose users, servers, connections, and access control information are described in a Domino Directory.
Domino server
A computer that runs the Domino Server program and stores Notes databases.
Domino Server program
The program that supports the connection between clients and the server and also manages a set of server tasks, which are programs that either perform schedule-driven database chores -- such as routing messages to mailboxes and updating user accounts -- or connect various types of clients -- Notes clients, Web browsers, CORBA clients -- to the server.
Domino Server Setup program
The cross-platform wizard that guides you through the setup options for a Domino server after the program files are installed on the system.
DXL
The XML representation of Domino data is known as DXL. DXL describes Domino-specific data and design elements such as embedded views, forms, and documents. DXL provides a basis for importing and exporting XML representations of data to and from a Domino application.
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ECL (Execution Control List)
An ECL is a feature accessed through the User Preferences dialog box that enhances security of your workstation data. The ECL lets you control which formulas and scripts created by another user can run on your workstation.
Edit mode
The state in which you can create or modify a document.
editable field
On a form, a field whose value is determined by a formula that you write to supply a default value, edit the user’s entry, and validate the entry to make sure it meets specific requirements.
Editor access
An access level that allows users to create, read, and edit any documents. Servers can replicate new documents, change existing documents, and, if they have delete access, make deletions.
effective user
The user under whose authority an agent runs. The effective user name will be used for database ACL access rights; rights to create databases, replicas, and templates on the server; and as the mail sender or document author. Effective user rights are not used to determine the operations an agent is permitted to perform; these are based on the agent signer (the agent owner).
electronic signature
A stamp added to mail messages, fields, or sections that verifies that the person who originated the message is the author and that no one has tampered with the data.
encryption key
Security feature that ensures that only the intended recipient can read encrypted text. Every Notes user ID contains two: a public key for sending and encrypting and a private key for receiving and decrypting. Users may also have a public and private key for S/MIME encryption and signatures.
event
In LotusScript, an action or occurrence to which an application responds. That action can be a user-generated one, such as a mouse click; a system-generated one, such as the elapsing of a set amount of time on the computer’s clock; or an application-generated one, such as the saving of a document via the product’s autosave feature. Each LotusObject can respond to a predefined set of events, those defined for the class that the object is an instance of. Events are the primary way to initiate the execution of scripts: when a script is attached to an object event, it is executed when the event occurs.
In the Calendar, an entry with a duration of at least one day. For example, an all-day meeting or a vacation is an event.
event script
A script attached to a particular event. Examples in LotusScript are Initialize, Queryopen, and Postopen. When the event occurs, the script runs.
export
To save a Notes document or view in a non-Notes format.
extended accelerator key
Additional accelerator keys, used for bookmarks, action buttons, and window tabs. To view the extended accelerator keys, press and hold down the ALT key.
extended ACL
An optional directory access control feature available for a Domino Directory and Extended Directory Catalog used to apply restrictions to users' overall directory access.
Extended Directory Catalog
A directory catalog used by servers which, to facilitate quick name lookups, retains the individual documents and the multiple, sorted views available in the Domino Directory.
extranet
An intranet with extended access, generally behind a firewall. For example, a company may give the public access to certain parts of its intranet and restrict access to others. This can be done by using firewall programs or routers, via a proxy, or by specialized software.
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failover
A cluster’s ability to redirect requests from one server to another. Failover occurs when a user tries to access a database on an unavailable server or one in heavy use, and the user instead connects to a replica of the database on another (available) server in the cluster. Failover is transparent to the user.
field
On a form, a named area containing a single type of information. The field’s data type determines its contents -- text, rich text (including styled text, graphics, and multimedia), numbers, or time-date.
firewall
A firewall is a system that is designed to control access to applications on a network. Typically, a firewall controls unauthorized access to a private network from the public Internet.
folder pane
The workspace area that shows the folders and views available in the opened database.
form
Forms control how you edit, display, and print documents. A form can contain fields, static text, graphics, and special objects. A database can have any number of forms.
formula
An expression that has program-like attributes; for example, you can assign values to variables and use a limited control logic. Formulas are best used for working within the object that the user is currently processing. The formula language interface to Notes and Domino is through calls to @functions.
You can write formulas that return a value to a field, determine selection criteria for a view, create specific fields in a form, determine the documents a replica receives, help users fill out a document, increase database performance, and create buttons or hotspots.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
A protocol used to transfer files from one computer to another. FTP also refers to the actual application used to move files using the FTP protocol.
full-text index
A collection of files that indexes the text in a database to allow Notes to process users’ search queries.
full-text search
Search option that lets you search a database for words and phrases, as well as perform more complex searches using wildcards and logical operators.
@function
A built-in formula that performs a specialized calculation automatically.
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group
A named list of users and/or servers. It can be used in Domino Directories, Personal Address Books, access control lists, and so on.
groupware
Applications that enhance communication, collaboration, and coordination among groups of people.
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hierarchical naming
A system of naming associated with Notes IDs that reflects the relationship of names to the certifiers in an organization. Hierarchical naming helps distinguish users with the same common name for added security and allows for decentralized management of certification. The format of a hierarchical name is: common name/organizational unit/organization/country code -- for example, Pam Tort/Fargo/Acme/CA.
hierarchical view
A view that distinguishes between main documents and response documents. Each main document has its response documents indented under it.
hop
An intermediate stop on the path along which mail is routed when the sender’s server and recipient’s server are not directly connected.
hotspot
Text or a picture in a rich-text field that a user can click to perform an action, run a formula or script, or follow a link.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
An Internet protocol used to transfer files from one computer to another.
hub-spoke server topology
Establishes one central server as the hub and other servers as the spokes. The spokes update the hub server by replication and mail routing, and the hub in turn updates each spoke. Hub servers replicate with each other or with master hub servers in organizations with more than one hub.
hunt group
A group of servers that are assigned one phone number. Clients dial the one phone number and connect to any available server. Hunt groups balance the load on servers.
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ICAP (Internet Calendar Access Protocol)
Network protocol that lets a client access, manipulate, and store Calendar information on a server. ICAP can be used either as a set of capability extensions to IMAP4 to create a server that supports both messaging and Calendar functions or as a stand-alone protocol for a server dedicated only to the Calendar.
IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol)
An Internet protocol that implements CORBA solutions over the Web. IIOP lets browsers and servers exchange complex objects, unlike HTTP, which supports only transmission of text.
IIS (Internet Information Server)
The Microsoft Internet Information Server is a Web server that lets you browse HTML and Active Server pages. Domino includes an IIS product extension that lets you browse Domino databases using IIS.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Mail protocol that allows clients running it to retrieve mail from a host mail server also running the protocol. IMAP is similar to POP3 but has additional features. For example, it supports three modes of mailbox access. You can enable IMAP on a Domino server.
input-translation formula
In an editable field, the formula that converts or translates entered information into a specified value or format.
input-validation formula
In an editable field, the formula that verifies that the entered information meets the specified criteria.
Internet site document
A document that contains configuration settings for an Internet protocol -- HTTP, LDAP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP Inbound, and DIIOP. Service providers use Internet site documents to configure Internet protocols for hosted organizations.
intranet
A computer network with restricted access. Companies use intranets to share information internally. Increasingly, intranets are built as private Internets: a TCP/IP network based on Internet standards like HTML, SMTP, or POP3. The difference is access -- anyone can access the Internet with the appropriate software, but only employees can access an intranet. See extranet.
ISAPI (Internet server application programming interface)
The Internet server application programming interface supported by IIS. Developers use this interface to create programs, called extensions, that extend the capabilities of IIS.
ISDN (integrated services digital network)
An international communications standard for sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone lines.
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
A company that provides access to the Internet.
item descriptor
Stored in an array of fixed-size structures in a note header, each item descriptor describes one note item. Each structure has information describing the item name, type, value, size, and so on.
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keyboard shortcut
A key combination that can be pressed instead of using a command from a pull-down menu. CTRL+ letter and SHIFT+ letter are the most common keyboard shortcuts. Some products let users define their own keyboard shortcuts; these shortcuts may be single keys or key combinations.
key ring file
A binary file that is protected by a password and stores one or more certificates on the server hard drives. Domino uses two types of key ring files: server and CA. You do not use a key ring file for client certificates.
keywords field
A multiple-choice field that lets users make selections by clicking, rather than typing, an entry. Keywords fields can display in several formats, including a drop-down list box, a check box, and a radio button.
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layout region
On a form or subform, a fixed-length design area in which related elements can be dragged and moved easily and can be displayed in ways not possible on regular forms and subforms.
LDAP directory
A hierarchical directory of names that can reflect an organization’s structure or geography and that is accessed via the LDAP protocol.
Running LDAP on a Domino server enables the Domino Directory to serve as an LDAP directory. One popular public LDAP directory is Bigfoot.
LDAP service
The LDAP server task that processes LDAP client requests.
letterhead
The particular way that your name, the date, and the time appear at the top of the mail messages you create. You can choose from several letterhead styles.
library
A database that contains lists of links to other databases. Unlike a catalog, which lists all the databases on a server, a library contains links to selected databases from one or several servers.
LICS (Lotus International Character Set)
A character set supported by Notes.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
A standard Internet protocol for accessing and managing directory information. LDAP is a simpler version of the X.500 protocol that supports TCP/IP.
link
An icon that gives you direct access from one Notes document, view, or database (the source object) to any other document, view, or database (the target object). Notes opens the target object without closing the source object you branched from.
local database
A database is local if it can be accessed only by programs running on the same computer.
LMBCS (Lotus Multibyte Character Set)
The format in which Notes stores all internal text, except file attachments and objects. As a result, any user can edit, forward, and mail documents and work with databases in any language.
All text leaving the system -- that is, displayed, printed, and exported -- is translated from LMBCS to the appropriate character set. LMBCS supports Western and Eastern European, North American, and Asian languages.
LN:DO (Lotus Notes:Data Object)
LN:DO (Lotus Notes:Data Object) is an LSX-compliant module that allows the use of LotusScript scripts for external data access applications.
A Notes database stored on your computer’s hard disk drive, on a disk, or on a networked file server.
Location document
A document in your Personal Address Book that contains communication and other location-specific settings you use when you work with Notes in a specific place. You can create as many Location documents as you need.
LotusObject
Any object that is an instance of a Lotus-product class. LotusObjects can be manipulated using LotusScript. LotusObjects share a common design. Many are implemented either the same way across products, or almost the same way, with slight variations from product to product.
LotusScript
A version of Basic that offers not only standard capabilities of structured programming languages, but a powerful set of language extensions that enable object-oriented development within and across products. Its interface to Notes is through predefined object classes.
LS:DO
The ODBCConnection, ODBCQuery, and ODBCResultSet classes, collectively called the LotusScript Data Object (LS:DO), provide properties and methods for accessing and updating tables in external databases through the ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) Version 2.0 standard.
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macro
A program that performs a series of automated tasks on behalf of the user. A macro consists of three components: the trigger (when it acts), the search (what documents it acts on), and the action (what it does). Also called an agent.
Manager access
An access level that allows users to compose, read, and edit any documents; modify the access control list, database icon, About and Using documents, and all design elements; define replication settings; and delete the database. Servers can replicate all the above and, if they have delete access, deletions.
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Software that allows you to attach non-text files to Internet mail messages. Non-text files include graphics, spreadsheets, formatted word-processor documents, and sound files.
Mobile Directory Catalog
A condensed Directory Catalog set up on a Notes client.
MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility)
An enabling technology, used to make software more accessible for people who use devices such as screen readers. It helps to distinguish user interface elements, items in documents, and the organization of documents.
MTA (message transfer agent)
A program that translates messages between mail formats. Also called a gateway.
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Name & Address Book
Now called the Domino Directory or Personal Address Book.
named element
A specific design element in a database -- for example, a view or folder.
named-object table
The named-object table maps names to associated notes and objects; for example, a table that manages per-user unread lists.
named style
A collection of styles that you can apply to other data in a file. Styles stored in a named style can include number format, typeface, type size, underlining, bold, italics, lines, colors, and alignment.
navigation pane
The pane that either displays icons for all views, folders, and agents in a database or displays the current navigator.
navigation buttons
Browser-like buttons in Notes used to navigate among open pages of databases or Web pages. Button functions include back, forward, stop, refresh, search, and go.
navigator
Programmed graphics in the user interface that direct users to specific parts of a database without their having to open views. Navigators usually include hotspots and can do simple actions such as opening a database, document, URL, view, folder, or another navigator.
negotiated session key
An encryption key that is created at the beginning of the SSL handshake, which determines the key used when encrypting information over an SSL connection. The negotiated session key changes each time a new session is initiated.
newsgroup
An online discussion group that users with newsreaders can participate in. A Domino NNTP server can store USENET newsgroups, public newsgroups distributed on the Internet, and private newsgroups.
newsfeed
The periodic transfer of newly posted newsgroup articles from one NNTP server to another using the NNTP protocol. If you enable the NNTP protocol on a Domino server, you can set up a newsfeed to transfer both USENET and private newsgroup articles.
newsreader
A client application that runs the NNTP protocol and is used to select, view, create, sort, and print USENET and private newsgroup articles.
NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
Protocol that supports reading newsgroups, posting new articles, and transferring articles between news servers. When enabled on a Domino server, allows NNTP clients to access newsgroups on the server and allows the Domino server to exchange news with other NNTP servers.
No Access
An access level where users have no access to a database; they cannot even add the database icon to their workspaces.
NOS (Notes Object Services)
The Notes Object Services are a set of portable C/C++ functions that create and access information in databases and files, compile and interpret formulas and scripts, and interface to operating systems in a consistent, portable way.
note
A note is a simple data structure that stores database design elements (forms, views, and so on), user-created data (documents), and administrative information, such as the database access control list.
note header
A note header is a structure that contains, among other things, the note's originator ID (OID), which includes the note's universal ID (UNID); the note ID; the note's parent note, if one exists; the number of items in the note; and the list of the note's item descriptors.
note ID
A 4-byte value that is assigned to a note when the note is first created. Note IDs are stored in the record relocation vector table, which maps a note's note ID to the position with the database file. A note ID is unique within a database but not across replicas of the database, meaning that the same note in two replicas can have different note IDs, even though the replicas have identical UNIDs.
Notes application
A Notes application is the design of a Notes database. A complex Notes application may consist of several individual database designs that work together to perform a specific task. A typical Notes application consists of a set of design elements that specify, among other things, the type of documents in the database, the way that documents can be indexed and viewed, and the application's logic, which is written in the Notes Formula Language, LotusScript, Java, or JavaScript.
Notes client
Client software that allows you to access Notes databases on a Domino server, send mail, and browse the Web.
Notes database
A Notes database is a single file that physically contains both a set of documents and a copy of the application design elements that control the creation and modification of those documents. A database can be shared, local, or remote.
Notes/FX
Notes/FX (Field Exchange) is a technology that lets desktop applications and Notes share data fields.
NOTES.INI
A settings file that includes installation choices, server console commands, and setup selections.
Notes mail database
A Notes database in which you send and receive mail. Your mail database is stored on your home server.
Notes named network
A group of Domino servers that run on the same LAN protocol -- for example, servers running on TCP/IP in one of an organization's locations. Servers on the same Notes named network route mail to each other automatically, whereas you need a Connection document to route mail between servers on different Notes named networks.
Notes Name Service
The name service within Lotus Notes/Domino that assists in name-to-address resolution in NRPC by making calls to the Domino Directory to resolve Domino common names to their respective protocol names.
Notes network port
A port at which a Notes client or Domino server listens for NRPC connections in a given network protocol -- such as, TCP/IP, NetBIOS, or IPX/SPX.
NotesNIC
The administrator of the NET domain, a way to communicate with other Notes organizations on the Internet.
Notes program
A Notes program is written in C or C++, compiled into machine code, and then distributed as an executable (EXE) file. Examples of Notes programs include the Notes client, the Domino Designer, the Domino Administrator, the Domino Server program, and Domino server tasks.
Notes program component
A Notes program component is written in C or C++, compiled into machine code, and then distributed as a dynamic link library (DLL) file. Program components contain reusable code and/or resources -- for example, text strings -- that can be used by one or more running programs. An example of a Notes program component is the Notes Object Services (NOS).
Notes Storage Facility
Part of the Notes Object Services, the Notes Storage Facility is a library of C functions that implement the most basic database-creation and database-management operations.
NRPC (Notes remote procedure call)
This is the architectural layer of Notes used for all Notes-to-Notes communication. You can set up either the HTTP or the SOCKS proxy to work with RPC.
NSF
The file extension for a Notes database file. A database file contains the data for an application. Its structure is composed of forms, fields, folders, views, and other presentation features, such as a navigator and a database icon.
NTF
The file extension for a Notes template file. A template file contains the structure for the database -- that is, forms, folders, and views -- but does not contain documents. Domino Designer comes with a collection of templates that you can use to create system and application databases.
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ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
A standard developed by Microsoft for accessing external data. ODBC has four components: the ODBC-enabled application, the ODBC Driver Manager, ODBC drivers, and data sources. Lotus Notes is an ODBC-enabled application.
ODS (on-disk structure)
The common, portable format used to store information in a Notes database. In Domino Release 5, the ODS version of a database is listed on the Info tab of the Database Properties box.
OID (originator ID)
A 28-byte identifier that contains a note's unique universal ID (UNID), which is essential for replication. The OID contains a UNID, which uniquely identifies the note and all replicas of the note. The OID also contains a sequence number and a time stamp that together indicate how often the note has been modified and when it was last modified. Replication uses all three OID values to synchronize changes between replicas of a note.
outgoing mail database
A file (MAIL.BOX) that temporarily stores outgoing mail that users create when not connected to a mail server.
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pane
An area of a workspace that shows a specific part of an opened database; for example, available folders and views, the current view, or the contents of the highlighted document.
parent document
A document whose values are inherited by another document (the child document).
partitioned server
A single computer configured to run an unlimited number of instances of the Domino server program. Using partitioned servers reduces hardware expenses and minimizes server administration.
passthru server
An intermediary server that lets a client access a target server to which the client is not connected. A mobile user can access multiple servers through a single phone connection; a LAN client can connect to servers running network protocols different from its own.
peer-peer server topology
Connects every server in your organization to every other server. For organizations with only a few servers, this allows for rapid updates.
permanent pen
An editing feature that allows users to edit documents in a second font.
Personal Address Book
A directory database that is stored on a Notes client and contains the names and addresses of users and groups added by Notes users.
Personal Web Navigator
A feature that retrieves, displays, searches for, and stores Web pages in a local Personal Web Navigator database. Because this database is stored locally, you are the only person who can access the Web pages stored in it.
PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards)
Industry-standard format for certificate requests. You see this acronym in both the Domino Certificate Authority and Server Certificate Administration applications. It means that if the CA server understands how to read PKCS format, it will understand your certificate request. This is important when you submit server certificate requests to an external CA, as the external CA must understand PKCS format.
platform
A platform is a specific operating system running on a specific computer.
plug-in
A smaller "add-on" program that works in conjunction with a larger application. A plug-in enhances the capabilities of the program it is plugged into. Web browsers have many plug-ins, which let a user do everything from viewing animation to hearing real audio.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3)
A mail protocol that allows clients running it to retrieve mail from a host mail server also running the protocol. You can enable POP3 on a Domino server.
preview pane
The preview pane lets you read the content of the document that is selected in the view pane. If Notes is set to preview document links, you can also view documents linked to the selected document.
primary Domino Directory
The Domino Directory that a server searches first when performing name-resolution and that describes the Domino domain of the server.
primary replica
The replica designated to be the only recipient of updates by the Administration Process. By updating a primary replica and then replicating that database to other replicas on other servers, you avoid creating replication conflicts.
private folder
A folder that users design and save for their own use with a database.
private key
A secret encryption key that is stored in a Notes ID file and that is used to sign and decrypt messages and to authenticate as the owner of the key.
For SSL-encrypted transactions, public and private keys are a unique pair of mathematically related keys used to initiate the transaction that are stored in the Notes ID file, Internet client hard disk drive, or server key ring file.
private view
A view that users design and save for their own use with a database.
proxy server
A server that intercepts all requests made to another server and determines if it can fulfill the requests itself. If not, the proxy server forwards the request to the other server.
public access document
A document available to public access users -- users with Depositor or No Access in the database ACL, including unauthenticated Internet users. A public access document is created with a form that contains a $PublicAccess field set to 1 (called a public access form), and stored in a public folder or view to allow display.
public document
A document created with a form that contains a $PublicAccess field set to 1 (called a public access form) and stored in a public folder or public view to allow display. Public documents are available to public access users -- users with Depositor or No Access in the database ACL, including Internet users who have not authenticated. Also referred to as public access document.
public key
An encryption key associated with a Notes ID that is used to verify an electronic signature, encrypt a message, or identify an authenticating user. A public key is part of each user ID, and a copy of the key is stored in the Domino Directory. Certificates on IDs ensure that public keys are valid.
For SSL-encrypted transactions, public and private keys are a unique pair of mathematically related keys used to initiate the transaction that are stored in the Domino Directory.
public key certificate
A unique electronic stamp stored in a Notes or Domino ID file that associates a name with a public key. Certificates permit users and servers to access specific Domino servers. An ID may have many certificates.
public key encryption
Public key encryption provides a user with a key pair -- private and public. The public key is distributed to everyone with whom the user wants to communicate. In Domino, the public key is published in the Domino Directory. Public/private key encryption is used for two purposes: to communicate securely and to generate electronic signatures.
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read access list
A list that restricts a form so that only specified users can read documents created from the form. Use the Reader's field to control access on a document-by-document basis.
Reader access
An access level where users can only read documents.
Readers field
A list of names (user names, group names, and access roles) that indicates who can read a given document. This field does not override the access control list.
read-only mode
A document state that allows a user to read but not modify a document. To modify a document, a user must have Editor access (or higher) to the database or be the document’s author.
referral
An LDAP directory URL returned to an LDAP client. The Domino LDAP server can return a referral if an LDAP client query is not successful in a Domino Directory and an entry in the Master Address Book suggests that the query may be successful in another LDAP directory.
remote database
When a program running on one computer accesses a shared database on another computer, the shared database is considered to be a remote database, with respect to the program accessing it.
remote LDAP directory
A directory on a remote LDAP server accessed by directory assistance.
remote primary Domino Directory
In a central directory architecture, a primary Domino Directory that a server with a Configuration Directory uses remotely.
replica
replica ID
The replica ID, which is stored in the database header, is a unique number that is generated when you first create a database. The replica ID never changes. When you make a replica of the database, the replica inherits the replica ID. For two databases to replicate, they must share the same replica ID.
replicate
To update database replicas that are on different servers or on your workstation and a server. You can replicate the entire database so that over time all database replicas are essentially identical, or select specific items or areas to replicate.
replication
The process of exchanging modifications between replicas. Through replication, Notes makes all of the replicas essentially identical over time.
replication conflict
A condition that occurs when two or more users edit the same document in different replicas of a database between replications.
Replication Monitor
A document created in the Statistics & Events database that causes the Event task on a server to monitor a specific database to make sure it is replicating.
Replicator
The part of the workspace where Notes displays all replica databases and lets you manage the replication process. Also the name of the server task that replicates databases between servers.
response document
A document created using a Response form, a typical component of a discussion database. In a view, response documents are usually indented underneath the document to which they respond.
rich-text field
A rich-text field can contain text, objects, file attachments, and pictures. You can tell you are in a rich-text field if the status bar at the bottom of your screen tells you what font size and font name you are using.
ring server topology
Connects servers one-to-one in a circle with the ends connected. It is similar to chain server topology, which connects servers one-to-one but with the ends unconnected.
role
Database-specific groups created to simplify the maintenance of restricted fields, forms, and views. You can apply a role to Authors fields and Readers fields and read and create access lists in forms and views.
RRV (record relocation vector) table
Each database contains an RRV table that maps a note's note ID to the position of the note in the database.
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SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer)
Internet protocol that allows LDAP clients to authenticate with an LDAP server and provides security for the data transmitted with this protocol.
save conflict
A save conflict occurs when two or more users edit the same document in a database on a server at the same time. The document saved first becomes the main document; subsequent users are prompted to save their changes as responses titled “[Replication or Save Conflict].”
Schema
A schema is a set of rules that controls how entries are stored in a directory.
screen reader
A device that reads what is displayed on the computer screen. See digital speech synthesizer.
secondary directory
Any directory a server uses that is not its primary Domino Directory.
secondary Domino Directory
Any Domino Directory a server uses that is not its primary Domino Directory.
secondary name server
A Domino server that can stand in for a Notes user's home server to ensure that the Notes Name Service is always available over TCP/IP.
section
A defined area on a form that can include fields, objects, layout regions, and text. You can set section properties to expand automatically at certain points.
Server-based certification authority
A certification authority (CA) that runs under the CA process, a server task. It can be either a Notes or Internet certifier. The CA process can handle any number of Notes and Internet certifiers, and gives administrators the ability to manage them from the server console, using Tell commands. The CA process also gives Internet certifiers the ability to issue certificate revocation lists (CRLs).
server certificate
An electronic stamp stored in the server’s key ring file that contains a public key, a name, an expiration date, and a digital signature. The server certificate uniquely identifies the server.
server command
A command that lets you perform a task, such as shutting down or restarting a server. You can enter commands manually at the console or remote console or use a Program document in the Domino Directory to run commands automatically.
server connection
A document in the Domino Directory or your Personal Address Book that defines a connection to a server. There are four types of server connection documents: dialup, network, passthru, and remote LAN.
server program
A program that automates an administration task, such as compacting all databases on a server. You can schedule server programs to run at a particular time, or you can run them as the need arises.
server setup profile
A file that contains settings recorded from the Domino Server Setup program. Using profiles, you can standardize the setup of Domino servers.
server task
A program provided with the Domino server that runs only when specifically loaded. Server tasks serve various purposes; the Administration Process, HHTP Server, and Reporter are just a few examples of server tasks.
shared field
A field that is used in more than one form. For example, many forms have a creation date field, so you can define the field once and reuse it.
shared mail
A feature that stores messages addressed to more than one user on a mail server in a central database, called the shared mail database. Message headers are stored in user mail files. When users double-click the headers, links to the corresponding content in the shared mail database are activated. This is a space-saving feature. The shared mail database is also known as the Single Copy Object Store (SCOS).
shared view
A view that is public to more than one user.
sibling document
In a view or folder, a document at the same level as another document.
sign
To attach a unique electronic signature, derived from the sender’s user ID, to a document or field when a document is mailed. Signing mail ensures that if an unauthorized user creates a new copy of a user’s ID, the unauthorized user cannot forge signatures with it. In addition, the signature verifies that no one has tampered with the data while the message was in transit.
single copy object store (SCOS)
The feature that allows mail addressed to multiple users to be stored in a central database, called the shared mail database.
site certificate
A certificate obtained for an individual site. A site certificate is different from a trusted root certificate in that a site certificate lets you access only a specific site. A trusted root certificate lets you access any servers with certificates issued from that trusted root Certificate Authority.
SLIP/PPP
A dialup version of TCP/IP.
S/MIME (Secure/MIME)
A secure version of the MIME protocol that allows users to send encrypted and electronically signed mail messages, even if users have different mail programs.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
The Internet’s standard host-to-host mail transport protocol. It traditionally operates over TCP, using port 25. SMTP does not provide any mailbox facility, nor any special features beyond basic mail transport.
SOCKS (SOCK-et-S)
A mechanism by which a secure proxy data channel can be established between two computers. It is generally used as a firewall.
special text
Special text is a data type that represents the placement information of a document in a view. Because the placement information of a document changes as other documents are added or deleted from a view, special text serves as a marker that is substituted by an integer after a view's column formulas are calculated. Special text represents a changeable value that is automatically recalculated as a post-processing step in view generation. Although special text appears to be a number, it is not. Special text cannot be computed, compared, or translated to text using @Text.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
A security protocol for the Internet and intranets that provides communications privacy and authentication for Domino server tasks that operate over TCP.
stacked icon
A Notes database icon that represents a database and all of its associated replicas that are currently added to the workspace.
static text
Text that remains constant on every document created with a particular form, as opposed to fields in which you type or in which Notes calculates information.
stub
A replica or database copy that has not yet been filled with documents. The database is no longer a stub after the first replication takes place.
subform
A form-building shortcut that lets you store regularly used fields, sections, actions, and other form elements together. You can place subforms on a form either permanently or as computed subforms that display on documents as dictated by a formula.
symmetric encryption
Often referred to as secret key encryption, symmetric encryption uses a common key and the same mathematical algorithm to encrypt and decrypt a message. For two people to communicate securely with each other, both need to agree on the same mathematical algorithm to use for encrypting and decrypting data. They also need to have a common key: the secret key.
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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
Network protocols that define the Internet. Originally designed for UNIX, TCP/IP software is now available for every major computer operating system.
TCP port
The port at which a TCP service on a Notes client or Domino server listens for connections over TCP/IP. For example, the HTTP service normally listens for HTTP connections at port 80, and the NRPC service listens for NRPC connections at port 1352.
template
A design that you can use as a starting point for a new database. If it is a design template, it will update database design elements created from the template.
temporary field
A field used during calculations. It is not stored.
trusted root
A Certificate Authority’s certificate merged into the Domino Directory, client’s browser, or the server’s key ring file, which allows clients and servers to communicate with any client or server that has that Certificate Authority’s certificate marked as trusted.
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UBM (Unified Buffer Manager)
The component of the Notes Storage Facility that caches information about open databases.
UNID (universal ID)
The UNID is a 16-byte value that is assigned to a note when the note is first created. The UNID uniquely identifies a note. UNIDs are used when replicating database notes and when replacing or refreshing database design notes.
UNID table
The UNID table maps a note's UNID to its note ID, which, in turn, can be mapped through the database's RRV table to the note's position within the database file.
Unread Journal log
This log keeps unread lists synchronized between various replicas of a database and records when a document's status changes from read to unread and vice versa.
URL (uniform resource locator)
The Internet address for a document, file, or other resource. It describes the protocol required to access the resource, the host where it can be found, and a path to the resource on that host.
user ID
A file assigned to every user and server that uniquely identifies them to Lotus Notes and Domino.
Using This Database document
A document that explains how the database works, usually written by the database designer. Specifically, it provides users with instructions on using various forms, views, and navigators in the database.
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WebDAV (Web-based Authoring and Versioning)
A utility for editing NSF files remotely, without using Domino Designer.
Welcome page
The customizable default opening screen in the Notes client that includes major tasks such as sending mail, creating appointments, and making a To Do list. The page also contains a search bar and information on what’s new in Notes.
window tab
A button that represents an open window in Notes. Window tabs are convenient for switching back and forth between windows.
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XML (Extensible Markup Language)
XML enables you to tag data in order to delimit it, leaving the interpretation of the data to the applications that read it. Unlike Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), which describes the appearance of data, XML describes the structure of data. This makes XML compatible with Domino, which stores data in structured documents, separate from its presentation.
XSL (Extensible Stylesheet)
A style sheet that tells a server or browser how to format data described with XML tags.
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