Glossary

The glossary below contains many of the terms you will find in common use throughout the Symantec Security Response website. Please refer to this list to find definitions of terms and answers to other Internet security-related questions.
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Mapping object

A generic term that encompasses the terms ’file object,’file system object,’ and ’storage object’ and is used in those contexts where the object can be either a file object, file system object, or storage object.