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partial update

A partial update can occur while replication is in progress if an application reads an object during a brief interval when some, but not all, of an update has been replicated to the ___domain controller from which the application is reading.

path

Specifies the ___location of an object in a hierarchical system.

PDC

See primary ___domain controller.

primary ___domain controller

A computer running Windows NT Server 4.0 that authenticates logons and maintains the directory database for a Windows NT 4.0 ___domain. A primary ___domain controller is not used in a Windows 2000 ___domain. Instead, one ___domain controller is designated as the primary ___domain controller emulator for backward compatibility.