access-control list

list associated with a computing system resource that specifies which users or groups are permitted to perform specified operations
Intangible method Q338966
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access-control list

Summary

access-control list is a method[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • access-control list's instance of is recorded as method[3].
  • access-control list's instance of is recorded as set[4].
  • access-control list is a type of access control[5].
  • access-control list is part of operating system[6].
  • 1965 marks the founding of access-control list[7].
  • access-control list's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[8].
  • access-control list's described by source is recorded as RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2[9].
  • access-control list's described by source is recorded as RFC 1983: Internet Users' Glossary[10].
  • access-control list's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/acl[11].
  • access-control list's studied by is recorded as computer security[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include method[3] and set[4]. access-control list is a type of access control[5].

Origins

1965 marks the founding of access-control list[7].

Use and Application

access-control list is part of operating system[6].

Why It Matters

access-control list has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of access control
    Topic's main category Q8219526
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Access+Control+List, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
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