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Active Directory
The Microsoft directory service for the Windows NT family. This service allows administrators to use group policies to ensure uniformity of user environment settings, software installation, updates, etc.
| First released | 1999 |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Open-source | No |
| Used by | Oracle, IBM, Google |