diff -r 51c1badc200a -r f252a8afb258 data/dictionary.xml --- a/data/dictionary.xml Wed Jan 15 11:11:40 2014 +0100 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Thu Mar 06 17:13:55 2014 +0100 @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ IM messages, presence information (statuses like: online, busy, away etc.), contact list (called roster here) management, - singaling of VoIP and video, file transfers etc.; + signaling of VoIP and video, file transfers etc.; can be also used as generic messaging protocol for connecting computer systems (not only human-human interaction) or for human-computer interaction (for accessing services like dictionaries, weather forecast or TV guide) @@ -2038,6 +2038,25 @@ protocol + + + + The Global Address List is a term used in groupware software + and means the shared address book which contains usually all people of given organization (company, school etc.). + This address book is accessed over the computer network using LDAP protocol, CardDAV or other electronic way (it is not a printed book). + The GAL is usually read-only for users – only administrators adds or updates the items. + Users can search it, lookup other people (employees, students, members etc.) + and obtain information about them like e-mail address, phone number, work position, office location and others. + The common usage of GAL is + if the user is writing an e-mail, + knows recipient's name, + but don't know his e-mail address + – the groupware or e-mail client (e.g. SOGo, Zimbra or Thunderbird) can lookup the e-mail address in the GAL while user is writing only a part of recipient's name. + + + computer + +