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Clear, practical definitions to understand network, security, systems and IT vocabulary.

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Object Lock

Object Lock is a concept or mechanism used in backup to prevent the removal of objects for a defined period of time.

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Observability

Observability helps engineers understand a system's internal state through signals such as metrics, logs, and distributed traces.

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oddjobd

oddjobd is a D-Bus service that runs privileged helper tasks such as creating home directories in identity integrations.

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OFDMA

OFDMA is a concept or mechanism used in & wi‐fi network to share a radio channel between multiple users simultaneously.

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OpenTofu

OpenTofu is an open-source Infrastructure as Code tool for provisioning resources using declarative configuration and tracked state.

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OSPF Area

An OSPF area groups routers and links to limit link-state flooding and organize routing information.

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OSPF NSSA

An OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area permits selected external routes via Type 7 LSAs while restricting other external advertisements.

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overlayfs

OverlayFS combines lower and upper filesystem layers, enabling copy-on-write views used by containers.

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