federation
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- noun
- /ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən/
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federación de identidades
- I am trying to install Lync Server, Edge Server for federation with XMPP servers inside our corporate network.
- amateur fighting federation
- fighting federation
- federation of unions
All of this would would go under upgrades, cross strapping the system with other systems and a federation of systems.
- All of this would would go under upgrades, cross strapping the system with other systems and a federation of systems.
Examples
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Any chance your SRV record for the federation isn't set up right?
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By removing data from a central source and allowing anyone to create their own instance of the system, federation encourages transparency and inclusion.
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Why did you join the federation?
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Is this a supported federation?
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We have configured open federation on the edge.
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Also, federation with downlevel organizations won't work as well in the event of an outage.
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The company implemented a new federation system to allow employees to use a single sign-on for all its services.
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To improve user access, the IT department set up a federation that links different platforms for seamless authentication.
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After evaluating several options, the organization chose to adopt a federation model to centralize its identity management.
Compounds
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A country in eastern Europe and northern Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union
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A former group of unions in the United States that merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO
A large group of trade unions in the United States that represents workers
A country in Southeast Asia on the Malay Peninsula and part of Borneo with a king
A small country in the Caribbean made of two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
federation = federate (semi-transparent) = feder + ation
The computing sense is a domain-specific extension of the core idea of joining/aligning separate entities; formation is regular but the specialised technical application may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Federation comes from the Latin foedus, 'treaty' or 'agreement', and the same root is in federal. In computing, a federation is like a 'treaty' between organizations: they agree to trust each other so users can use one login for many services.