group identifier
<operating system> (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying
a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group
databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file,
indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
(1996-12-01)
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