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On Windows Server Systems, a domain controller (DC) is a server that responds to security authentication requests (logging in, checking permissions, etc.) within the Windows Server domain. A domain is a concept introduced in Windows NT whereby a user may be granted access to a number of computer resources with the use of a single username and password combination.

Additional Domain Controller (ADC) or Backup Domain Controller (BDC) is a backup computer hosting DC services to be used as a backup in case your primary DC goes down or is somehow unavailable.

The Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and BDC synchronise their data on a regular basis so that either can be used as DC.

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