Abbreviations in Names

Many of the Trusted Solaris interfaces and data structure names use the short abbreviations shown below in their names. Knowing the abbreviations will help you recognize the purpose of an interface or structure from its name.

Abbreviation	Name
attr	attribute
auth	authorization
`b`	binary
`c or cl`	CMW Label
`clear`	clearance
`cmw`	`CMW label`
`ent`	`entry`
`f`	`file`
fs	file system
`h`	hexadecimal
`i` or `il`	`i`nformation Label
`l`	level, label, or symbolic link
lbuild	label builder
mld	multilevel directory
p	process
priv	privilege
prof	profile
prop	properties
r	reentrant
`res`	`resource`
`s`	string
`sec`	`security`
`sl`	sensitivity Label
sld	single-level directory
t6 or TSIX	Trusted Security Information Exchange
tp	Trusted Path
tsol	Trusted Solaris
xtsol	Trusted X11 Server

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