Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: access control
Definition: in a network or its components: the tasks performed by hardware, software, and administrative controls to monitor a system operation, ensure data integrity, perform user identification, record system access and changes, and grant access to users.

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