Glossary
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## Glossary

Here you can find a list of common terms used in LAM.

Table 1.1. Glossary

Term | Description
--- | ---
Account module | Plugin for a specific account type (e.g. Unix plugin for user type)
Account type | Type of an LDAP entry (e.g. user/group/host)
Admin interface | LAM webpages for admin user (e.g. to create new users)
Lamdaemon | Support script to manage user file system quotas and create home directories
PDF editor | Manages PDF structures
PDF export | Exports an entry to PDF by using a PDF structure
PDF structure | Defines the layout and list of data fields to include in PDF export
Profile | Template for creation of LDAP entries, contains default values
Profile editor | Manages profiles for all account types
Self Service | LAM webpages for normal users where they can edit their own data
Self service profile | Configuration for self service pages (multiple configurations can exist)
Tree view | LDAP browser that allows to modify LDAP entries on attribute/object class level

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