group identifier
(gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file, indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
Last updated: 1996-12-01
Nearby terms:
Group Code Recording ♦ group identifier ♦ Group Separator ♦ Group-Sweeping Scheduling
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