network information service
C18012
concept
A network information service is a system that centrally stores, manages, and distributes configuration and directory data (such as user accounts, hostnames, and services) across computers in a network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| network information service canonical | 3 |
| network service daemon | 1 |
| service discovery system | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: network information service
Generated description
A network information service is a system that centrally stores, manages, and distributes configuration and directory data (such as user accounts, hostnames, and services) across computers in a network.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Media Independent Information Service | — |
| etcd | service discovery system |
| dnsmasq | network service daemon |
| NIS+ | — |
| MIH Information Service | — |