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h3.Definition: Object Identifier

An object identifier (OID) is a string that is comprised of a series of integers separated by periods. It is used as a unique identifier for various types of elements in the Directory Server, including:

* [Attribute Syntaxes|Definition -- Attribute Syntax]
* [Matching Rules|Definition -- Matching Rule]
* [Attribute Types|Definition -- Attribute Type]
* [Object Classes|Definition -- Object Class]
* [Name Forms|Definition -- Name Form]
* [Controls|Definition -- LDAP Control]
* [Extended Operations|Definition -- LDAP Extended Operation]
* [Supported Features|Definition -- Supported Feature]

The OIDs specifically assigned for use within the Sun OpenDS SE project are listed in the [Sun OpenDS Standard Edition Assigned OIDs] document.

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