LDAP Glossary Definition

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol used for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an IP network.

See also: LDAP.

LDAP is a Database concept associated with document-oriented storage, where information is organized in flexible document structures rather than only fixed relational tables. In MongoDB contexts, the term may also reflect platform-specific behavior or documentation conventions.

This term is used in software engineering, programming, scripting, testing, application architecture, and development lifecycle work. It helps teams describe how software is designed, implemented, integrated, and maintained.

Developers and data architects use this concept when modeling flexible records, designing application data access, or scaling document-oriented systems.

Related concepts include Document and Collection.