Term 871
Refresh token
A refresh token is a special credential used to obtain new access tokens without requiring the user to re-authenticate, enabling long-lived sessions in modern identity systems.
Acronym study
Terms 871–900 of 1222 SK0-005 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 871
A refresh token is a special credential used to obtain new access tokens without requiring the user to re-authenticate, enabling long-lived sessions in modern identity systems.
Term 872
A region pair is two Azure regions within the same geography that are at least 300 miles apart and are used together to provide data residency, compliance, and high availability through paired recovery and updates.
Term 873
The Registry Editor is a built-in Windows tool used to view and modify the Windows Registry, a hierarchical database storing configuration settings for the operating system, applications, and hardware.
Term 874
Relationship management is the process of building, maintaining, and improving connections between IT service providers and their customers or stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and alignment of services with business needs.
Term 875
Release management is the process of planning, scheduling, coordinating, and deploying software updates or changes into a production environment in a controlled and predictable way.
Term 876
The Reliability pillar is a set of best practices in cloud architecture that ensures a system can recover from failures, scale to meet demand, and deliver consistent performance over time.
Term 877
Remediation is the process of fixing or eliminating vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, or security weaknesses in an IT environment.
Term 878
A remediation script is an automated set of instructions that detects and fixes common IT security or configuration issues without manual intervention.
Term 879
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) is a technology that allows IT professionals to monitor, manage, and maintain computer systems and networks from a distant location without being physically present.
Term 880
Replication is the process of copying and synchronizing data across multiple servers or storage devices to ensure availability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
Term 881
Residual risk is the level of risk that remains after all security controls and countermeasures have been applied.
Term 882
A resource is any component, service, or asset in a computing environment that can be allocated, used, or consumed to perform a task or support a process.
Term 883
Resource hierarchy is the structured, parent-child ordering of cloud resources that governs access control, policy inheritance, and resource organization across a cloud platform.
Term 884
Resource pooling is a cloud computing model where a provider's computing resources are shared across multiple tenants, with resources dynamically assigned and reassigned based on demand.
Term 885
A REST API for network devices is a set of rules that allows software applications to communicate with routers, switches, and firewalls using standard web methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE over HTTP or HTTPS.
Term 886
Restrict mode is a port security violation action on a managed switch that allows the port to stay active and forward traffic for authorized devices, but discards traffic from unauthorized devices while logging the violation.
Term 887
Retire device is the IT process of securely decommissioning and removing a device from an organization's network and asset inventory, ensuring data is wiped and the device is no longer managed or accessible.
Term 888
A retry policy is a set of rules that automatically re-attempts a failed operation after a defined interval, up to a maximum number of tries.
Term 889
RFID uses radio waves to wirelessly identify and track tags attached to objects, enabling automatic data capture without line-of-sight.
Term 890
Risk assessment is the process of identifying, analyzing, and evaluating potential threats to an organization's assets to determine the likelihood and impact of those threats, and to decide on appropriate treatment measures.
Term 891
Risk avoidance is a risk management strategy that involves eliminating any activity, process, or technology that introduces a specific risk, rather than trying to reduce or accept it.
Term 892
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital, earnings, and operations, including IT systems and data.
Term 893
A Risk Management Plan is a formal document that describes how a project team will identify, analyze, respond to, and monitor risks throughout the life of a project.
Term 894
Risk mitigation is the process of reducing the likelihood or impact of a potential security threat to an acceptable level through specific controls and actions.
Term 895
A risk register is a formal document that lists and tracks all identified risks to an IT project, system, or organization, including their assessed impact, probability, and planned responses.
Term 896
A risk score is a numerical value that represents the level of risk associated with a given asset, threat, or vulnerability in a security context.
Term 897
Risk-based vulnerability management is a cybersecurity approach that prioritizes the fixing of security weaknesses based on the level of risk they pose to an organization's specific environment, rather than just addressing all vulnerabilities in the order they are found.
Term 898
rmmod is a Linux command used to remove a kernel module from the running kernel, freeing resources without requiring a system reboot.
Term 899
A rogue access point is an unauthorized wireless access point installed on a network without the network administrator's knowledge or permission, creating a serious security vulnerability.
Term 900
A Rogue Access Point is an unauthorized wireless access point connected to a network without the network administrator's permission, creating a serious security vulnerability.