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authentication domain: a SAS internal category that pairs logins with the servers for which they are valid. For example, an Oracle server and the SAS copies of Oracle credentials might all be classified as belonging to an OracleAuth authentication domain.
capability: an application feature that is under role-based management. Typically, a capability corresponds to a menu item or button. For example, a Report Creation capability might correspond to a New Report menu item in a reporting application. Capabilities are assigned to roles.
connection profile: a client-side definition of where a metadata server is located. The definition includes a computer name and a port number. In addition, the connection profile can also contain user connection information.
database library: a collection of one or more database management system files that are recognized by SAS and that are referenced and stored as a unit. Each file is a member of the library.
engine: a component of SAS software that reads from or writes to a file. Each engine enables SAS to access files that are in a particular file format.
Integrated Windows authentication: a Microsoft technology that facilitates use of authentication protocols such as Kerberos. In the SAS implementation, all participating components must be in the same Windows domain or in domains that trust each other.
libref: a short name for the full physical name of a SAS library. In the context of the SAS Metadata Repository, a libref is associated with a SAS library when the library is defined in the metadata repository.
metadata LIBNAME engine: the SAS engine that processes and augments data that is identified by metadata. The metadata engine retrieves information about a target SAS data library from metadata objects in a specified metadata repository.
metadata repository: a collection of related metadata objects, such as the metadata for a set of tables and columns that are maintained by an application. A SAS Metadata Repository is an example.
metadata server: a server that provides metadata management services to one or more client applications. A SAS Metadata Server is an example.
repository: a location in which data, metadata, or programs are stored, organized, and maintained, and which is accessible to users either directly or through a network. See also metadata repository, SAS Metadata Repository.
role: a set of capabilities. In some applications, certain actions are available only to users or groups that have a particular role.
SAS Metadata Repository: a repository that is used by the SAS Metadata Server to store and retrieve metadata. See also SAS Metadata Server.
SAS Metadata Server: a multi-user server that enables users to read metadata from or write metadata to one or more SAS Metadata Repositories. The SAS Metadata Server uses the Integrated Object Model (IOM), which is provided with SAS Integration Technologies, to communicate with clients and with other servers.
server: a computer system that provides data or services to multiple users on a network. The term 'server' sometimes refers to the computer system's hardware and software, but it often refers only to the software that provides the data or services. In a network, users might log on to a file server (to store and retrieve data files), a print server (to use centrally located printers), or a database server (to query or update databases). In a client/server implementation, a server is a program that waits for and fulfills requests from client programs for data or services. The client programs might be running on the same computer or on other computers.
tasks: in Enterprise Guide, operations that correspond to SAS procedures and SAS functions that analyze, manipulate, or display data. From the Task List you can select the analysis and reporting tasks that you want to run on your data.

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