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A list of the principal acronyms for terms that are used in this Guide.
EGI Glossary
Please refer to the EGI Glossary for the definitions of the terms used in this Guide.
Acronyms
| Full name | Acronym |
|---|---|
| Attribute Certificate | AC |
| Andrew File System | AFS |
| Grid Acceptable Use Policy | AUP |
| Certification Authority | CA |
| Computing Elements | CE |
| Distinguished Name | DN |
| File Catalogue Name | FCN |
| Fully Qualified Attribute Name | FQAN |
| Grid Operations Centre | GOC |
| Globally Unique Identifier | GUID |
| Logging and Bookkeeping | LB |
| Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid | LCG |
| Logical File Name | LFN |
| LCG Registrar | LR |
| Message Passing Interface | MPI |
| Privacy Enhanced Mail Security Certificate | PEM |
| Personal Information Exchange File | PKCS12 |
| Resource Broker | RB |
| Storage Element | SE |
| Site URL | SURL |
| User Interface | UI |
| Unix ID number | UID |
| User Information Group | UIG |
| Subject Name | SN |
| Virtual Organisation | VO |
| Virtual Organisation Membership Service | VOMS |
| VO Management Service | VOMS |
| World Wide LCG | WLCG |
| Workload Management System | WMS |