D (WMI)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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datetime
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See CIM datetime.
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decoupled provider
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A provider hosted in a separate process from WMI. Decoupled providers are the recommended way to instrument an application, because the provider can control its own lifetime instead of being started each time a user accesses the provider through WMI.
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direct access
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A way to access properties and methods supplied by WMI in a script as if they were automation properties and methods of SWbemObject.
Nondirect access:
VolumeName = MyDisk.Properties_("VolumeName")
Direct access:
VolumeName = MyDisk.VolumeName
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Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
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An international standards organization that works with key technology vendors, including Microsoft, to lead the development, adoption, and unification of management standards and initiatives for desktop, enterprise, and Internet environments.
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DMTF
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See Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
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dynamic class
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A CIM class whose definition is supplied by a provider at run time, as required. Dynamic classes represent provider-specific managed objects and are not stored in the CIM repository. Dynamic classes support only dynamic instances.
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dynamic instance
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An instance of a CIM class that is supplied by a provider when required. It is not stored in the CIM repository. Dynamic instances can be provided for either static or dynamic classes. Dynamically supporting instances of a class enables a provider to supply up-to-the-minute property values.