An alternative name for a directory naming object in a directory server. A directory server stores net service aliases for any defined net service name or database service.
A net service alias entry does not have connect descriptor information. Instead, it only references the location of the object for which it is an alias. When a client requests a directory lookup of a net service alias, the directory determines that the entry is a net service alias and completes the lookup as if the alias was actually the entry it is referencing.