RSAT

RSAT is an acronym most commonly used for two unrelated toolsets: Microsoft’s Remote Server Administration Tools and the bioinformatics suite Regulatory Sequence Analysis Tools. The term may also appear in other, less common contexts.

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are a collection of utilities that allow system administrators to manage roles and features on Windows Server from a Windows client machine. RSAT includes tools such as Server Manager, Active Directory Users and Computers, DNS and DHCP management consoles, Group Policy Management Console, Hyper-V management tools and other role-specific snap-ins and cmdlets. Historically provided as downloadable packages for specific Windows client releases, RSAT functionality is integrated into modern Windows releases as optional features that can be enabled through system settings. RSAT requires appropriate network access and administrative privileges on the target servers and is typically matched to the client operating system version and architecture.

Regulatory Sequence Analysis Tools (also abbreviated RSAT) is a bioinformatics software suite used for the detection, analysis and visualization of cis-regulatory elements in genomic sequences. It provides utilities for motif discovery, pattern matching, matrix scanning, random controls and sequence retrieval, and is used in genomics and regulatory network research.

Because RSAT is an acronym for distinct products in different domains, context (IT administration versus genomics) determines its intended meaning.