Location transparency
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In computer networks location transparency describes names used to identify network resources independent of both the user's location and the resource location.
A distributed system will need to employ a networked scheme for naming resources.
E.g: The familiar URL format (www.example.com), doesn't actually specify the location of the resource but rather its organisational position in the distributed naming system.
[edit] Software using network transparency
These well-known software, or types of software, can or do use network transparency:
- Distributed file systems such as the Andrew File System.
- MythTV back-ends stream, and otherwise interact, with front-ends transparently to the user.
- GNOME virtual filesystem.
- KDE KIO.
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[edit] See also
Advantages/Disadvantages of Location Transparency
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