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access-control list

list associated with a computing system resource that specifies which users or groups are permitted to perform specified operations
Intangible method Q338966
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Summary

access-control list is a method[1]. It draws 1,931 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #84 of 415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: set[3]
  • Subclass of: access control[4]
  • Part of: operating system[5]
  • Inception: 1965[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Access control[7]
  • Described by source: Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[8], RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2[9], RFC 1983: Internet Users' Glossary[10]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/acl[11]
  • Studied by: computer security[12]

Why It Matters

access-control list has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

access control computer security operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). access-control list. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/access-control-list
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Computerlanguage.com definition → access+control+list
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Computerlanguage.com definition: access+control+list, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/70994226|access control list (#70994226)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  2. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of → access control
    Topic's main category → Category:Access control
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: Access+Control+List, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
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