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Service Principal vs Service Principal Name Acronym

Jamie Brandwood 131 Reputation points
2022-04-05T14:31:40.233+00:00

Can anyone settle a debate for me please ... Obviously Azure AD Service Princpal & AD Service Principal Name are very differnt things. The acrynym for Service Principal Name being SPN ... But whats the 'offical' acronym for an Azure AD Service Princpal, is it just SP or would it be SPO for Service Princpal Object (although although that conflicts with SharePoint Online)

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  1. Andy David - MVP 157.8K Reputation points
    2022-04-05T16:03:42.883+00:00

    Typically from what I have seen:
    Azure service principal

    or just

    Service Principal

    or Azure SPN

    I have never seen an "official" acronym

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