Account
In the context of computing and information technology, the term "account" generally refers to access rights. These can be rights to a given computer system or service, to a part of a system or service, or to a group of services. When you wish to access an account you have on a particular system, you usually must authenticate by entering a username and password.
For information about computing accounts at Indiana University, see What computing accounts are available at IU? and Instructions for getting more computing accounts at IU
