Universal Naming Convention

(U-N-C)

A method of identifying a shared file without the need to specifically identify the device the file is stored on. Under DOS/Windows a file might be identified by

c:\windowswin.exe

while under UNC the file might carry the identifier

\machinenamesharenamewindowswin.exe

Or, the file itself might be mapped to a specific logical location such as

\cknowmywinwin.exe

UNC might also point to printers or other devices.

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