| Acronym |  | Definition | Topics | External Links | |
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Normal |
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Not Acceptable / Not Applicable |
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| N64 |
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Nintendo 64 (game console) |
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| NA |
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[TNS] Network Authentication |
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| NA |
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Next Address |
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| NA |
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Not Acceptable |
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| NA |
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Not Applicable |
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| NA |
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Not Available |
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| NA |
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Numerical Aperture |
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| NAA |
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Newspaper Association of America |
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| NAB |
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National Association of Broadcasters |
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| NABTS |
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North American Basic Teletext Specification (EIA-516) |
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| NAC |
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Network Access Controller |
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| NAC |
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Network Administration Center |
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| NAC |
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Network Applications Consortium |
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| NAC |
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Networks And Communications |
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| NAC |
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New Age Crackers |
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| NACA |
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National Association of Certification Authorities |
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| NACHA |
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National Automated Clearing House Association |
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| NACL |
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Network Access Control Lists |
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| NACOMEX |
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National Computer Exchange |
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| NACS |
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NetWare Asynchronous Communications Server / Novell Asynchronous Communications Server |
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| NADF |
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North American Directory Forum |
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| NAEB |
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North American EDIFACT Board |
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| NAEC |
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Novell Authorized Education Center |
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| NAFTA |
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North American Free Trade Agreement |
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| NAG |
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Network Architecture Group |
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| NAICS |
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North American Industrial Classification System |
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| NAK |
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Negative AcKnowledgment (ASCII) |
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| NAL |
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Netware Application Launcher |
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| NAM |
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Network Access Method |
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| NAM |
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Network Asset Management |
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| NAM |
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Number Assignment Module |
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| NAMAS |
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National Measurement Accreditation Services |
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| NAMS |
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Network Analysis and Management System |
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| NAMTUG |
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North American MAP/TOP Users' Group |
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| NAN |
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National Area Network |
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| NAN |
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Not a Number (usually as NaN) |
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| NANC |
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North American Numbering Council |
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| NANP |
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North American Numbering Plan |
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| NAP |
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Network Access Point |
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| NAP |
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Network Access Protection |
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| NAPCS |
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North American Product Classification System |
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| NAPE |
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National Pirate Exchange (usually as NaPE) |
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| NAPL |
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National Association of Printers and Lithographers |
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| NAPLPS |
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North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax |
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| NAPPA |
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Northern American Phreakers/Piraters Association |
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| NARA |
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National Archives and Records Administration |
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| NARC |
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Nuclear Phreakers/Hackers/Carders |
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| NARUC |
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National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners |
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| NAS |
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Network Application Support |
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| NAS |
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Network Attached Storage |
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| NAS |
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Numerical and Atmospheric Sciences (network) |
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| NASA |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| NASA |
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North American SysOp Alliance |
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| NASC |
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Number Administration and Service Center |
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| NASI |
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NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface |
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| NASL |
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Nessus Attack Scripting Language |
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| NASSCOM |
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National Association of Software and Service Companies |
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| NASTD |
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National Association of State Telecommunications Directors |
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| NAT |
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Network Address Translation |
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| NATA |
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National Association of Testing Authorities |
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| NATA |
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North American Telecommunications Association |
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| NATD |
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National Association of Telecommunications Dealers |
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| NATOA |
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National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors |
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| NAU |
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Network Access Unit / Network Addressable Unit |
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| NAUN |
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Nearest Active Upstream Neighbor / Nearest Addressable Upstream Neighbor |
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| NAVI |
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(VESA) New Analog Video Interface |
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| NBEC |
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Non-Bell Exchange Carrier |
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| NBF |
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NetBEUI Frame (aka NetBEUI version 3) |
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| NBMA |
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Non-Broadcast Multiple Access |
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| NBNS |
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NetBIOS Name Server |
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| NBP |
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Name Binding Protocol |
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| NBP |
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NetBIOS Protocol |
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| NBS |
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National Bureau of Standards |
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| NC |
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Network Channel |
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| NC |
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Network Computer |
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| NC |
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Network Connection |
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| NC |
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Network Control |
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| NC |
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Numerical Control |
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| NCA |
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Network Computing Architecture |
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| NCA |
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No Customer Address |
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| NCAIR |
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National Center for Automated Information Research |
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| NCAPI |
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Netscape Client Application Programming Interface |
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| NCB |
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Network Control Block |
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| NCC |
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National Computing Center |
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| NCC |
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Network Control Center |
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| NCC |
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Norwegian Cracking Company |
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| NCCF |
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Network Communications Control Facility |
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| NCF |
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NetWare Command File |
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| NCF |
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Network Computing Framework |
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| NCFTA |
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National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance |
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| NCHS |
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National Center for Health Statistics |
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| NCI |
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Network Channel Interface |
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| NCIA |
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Native Client Interface Architecture |
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| NCIC |
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National Crime Information Computer |
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| NCIC |
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Network Control Interface Channel |
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| NCITS |
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National Committee for Information Technology Standards (pronounced "Insights") |
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| NCL |
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National Consumers League |
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| NCL |
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Network Control Language |
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| NCM |
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Network Connection Management |
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| NCMEC |
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children |
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| NCMS |
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Network Control and Management System |
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| NCP |
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NetWare Core Protocol |
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| NCP |
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Network Control Point |
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| NCP |
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Network Control Program |
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| NCP |
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Network Control Protocol |
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| NCPS |
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Novell Cross Platform Services |
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| NCQ |
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Native Command Queuing |
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| NCQA |
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National Committee on Quality Assurance |
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| NCR |
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National Cash Register |
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| NCS |
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National Communications System |
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| NCS |
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Network Computing System |
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| NCS |
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Network Control System |
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| NCS |
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Novell Connect Services |
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| NCSA |
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National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
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| NCSA |
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National Computer Security Association |
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| NCSC |
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National Computer Security Center |
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| NCSI |
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Network Communications Services Interface |
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| NCSL |
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National Computer Systems Laboratory |
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| NCT |
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Network Control Terminal |
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| NCTE |
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Network Channel Termination Equipment |
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| NCUA |
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National Credit Union Administration |
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| NCUG |
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National Centrex Users' Group |
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| ND |
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Network Digit |
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| NDA |
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National Directory Assistance |
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| NDA |
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Network Delivery Access |
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| NDA |
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Non-Disclosure Agreement |
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| NDAS |
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Network Direct Attached Storage |
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| NDC |
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Network Data Collection |
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| NDCC |
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Network Data Collection Center |
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| NDD |
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NetWare Directory Database |
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| NDF |
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Network Definition Facility |
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| NDIS |
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Network Device Interface Specification |
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| NDIS |
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Network Driver Interface Specification |
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| NDL |
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Network Database Language |
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| NDM |
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Network Database Management |
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| NDMP |
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Network Data Management Protocol |
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| NDMS |
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NetWare Distributed Management Services |
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| NDN |
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Non-Delivery Notification |
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| NDP |
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Numeric Data Processor |
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| NDPS |
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NetWare Distributed Printing Services |
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| NDR |
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Network Data Representation |
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| NDS |
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NetWare Directory Services |
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| NDS |
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Network Data System |
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| NDST |
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Network Defense and Security Taskforce |
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| NDT |
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Net Data Throughput |
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| NDT |
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No Dead Trees |
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| NDT |
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Non-Destructive Testing |
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| NDTS |
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Network Diagnostic and Test System |
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| NDU |
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Network Device Utility |
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| NE |
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Network Element |
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| NE |
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Network Environment |
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| NEAP |
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Novell Education Academic Partner |
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| NEAS |
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North - East Atlantic States |
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| NEBS |
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Network Equipment Building Standards |
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| NEC |
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National Electric Code |
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| NEC |
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Nippon Electronic Company |
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| NEF |
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Network Element Function |
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| NEMA |
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
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| NEP |
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Noise Equivalent Power |
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| NES |
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Nintendo Entertainment System |
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| NESAC |
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National Electronic Switching Assistance Center |
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| NESC |
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National Electric Safety Code |
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| NESS |
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Network of European Ship-building Students |
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| NET |
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(The) Internet (sometimes as The NET) |
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| NET |
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[IS-IS] Network Entity Title |
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| NET |
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Network (as generic Top Level Domain .net) |
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| NET |
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Norme Europeenne de Telecommunications (European Standard for Telecommunications) |
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| NETBEUI |
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Network Basic input/output system Extended User Interface |
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| NETBIOS |
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Network Basic Input/Output System (usually as NetBIOS) |
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| NETDDE |
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Network Dynamic Data Exchange (usually as NetDDE) |
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| NETIPC |
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Network InterProcess Communication |
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| NEUA |
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National Elite Underground Alliance |
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| NEWS |
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Network Error Warning System |
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| NEXT |
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Near-End Cross Talk |
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| NF |
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Noise Figure |
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| NF |
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Not Finished |
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| NFC |
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Near Field Communication |
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| NFF |
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No Form Feed |
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| NFIC |
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National Fraud Information Center |
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| NFR |
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Not For Resale |
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| NFS |
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Network File System |
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| NFS |
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Not For Sale |
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| NFSP |
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National Federation of Software Pirates |
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| NFT |
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Network File Transfer |
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| NFX |
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(The) New Fone Express (magazine) |
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| NG |
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[Internet] Newsgroup |
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| NGA |
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(U.S.) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
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| NGFW |
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Next Generation FireWall |
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| NGI |
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Next Generation Identification |
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| NGI |
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Next Generation Internet (initiatives) |
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| NGII |
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Next Generation Internet Initiative |
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| NGWS |
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Next Generation Windows Services |
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| NH |
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Nazi Hackers |
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| NH |
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Non-busy Hour |
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| NHOB |
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Non-specific Hierarchical Operational Binding |
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| NHR |
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Non Hierarchical Routing |
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| NHRP |
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Next Hop Resolution Protocol / Next Hop Routing Protocol |
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| NHTCU |
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[U.K.] National Hi-Tech Crime Unit |
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| NI |
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National ISDN (sometimes as NI-1) |
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| NI |
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Network Interconnect |
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| NI |
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Network Interface |
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| NI-1 |
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National ISDN 1 |
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| NIA |
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Network Information Access (newsletter) |
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| NIAP |
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National Information Assurance Partnership |
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| NIC |
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Network Information Center |
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| NIC |
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Network Interface Card |
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| NIC |
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Network Interface Controller |
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| NICAD |
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Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCad) |
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| NICD |
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Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCd) |
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| NICE |
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Network Information and Control Exchange |
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| NID |
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Network Interface Device |
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| NIDL |
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Network Interface Definition Language |
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| NIDS |
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Network-based Intrusion Detection System |
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| NIH |
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National Institutes of Health |
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| NII |
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National Information Infrastructure |
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| NII |
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Networks and Information Integration |
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| NIIT |
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National Information Infrastructure Testbed (coalition) |
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| NIJ |
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National Institute of Justice |
|
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| NIM |
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Network Interface Module |
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| NIMAS |
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National Instructional Material Accessibility Standard |
|
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| NIMH |
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Nickel Metal Hydride (usually as NiMH) |
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| NIMS |
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Novell Internet Messaging System |
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| NIOD |
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Network Inward/Outward Dialing |
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| NIOS |
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NetWare Input/Output System |
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| NIPC |
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National Information Protection Center |
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| NIPS |
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Neural Information Processing Systems |
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| NIRF |
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Near Infrared Fluorophores |
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| NIRVANA |
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Non-Ionizing Radiation Vision for A New Army |
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| NIS |
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Names Information Socket |
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| NIS |
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National Information System |
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| NIS |
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Network Information Service |
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| NISC |
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No Instruction Set Computer / No Instruction Set Computing |
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| NISDN |
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Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
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| N-ISDN |
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Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
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| NISE |
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Network Installation Service Engineer |
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| NISO |
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National Information Standards Organization |
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| NIST |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology |
|
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| NIST-APP |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology Application Portability Profile |
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| NIU |
|
Network Interface Unit |
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| NIUF |
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North american ISDN Users' Forum |
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| NJABL |
 |
Not Just Another Bogus List |
|
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| NJE |
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Network Job Entry |
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| NL |
|
Network Layer |
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| NLA |
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Network Level Authentication |
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| NLA |
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Network Location Awareness |
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| NLANR |
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National Laboratory for Applied Network Research |
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| NLB |
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Network Load Balancing |
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|
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| NLDM |
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Network Logical Data Manager |
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| NLM |
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NetWare Loadable Module |
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| NLP |
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Name Lookup Protocol |
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| NLP |
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Normal Link Pulses |
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| NLPID |
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Network Layer Protocol IDentifier |
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| NLQ |
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Near-Letter Quality |
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| NLS |
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National Language Support |
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| NLS |
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Native Language Support |
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| NLSP |
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NetWare Link Service Protocol |
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| NLX |
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New Low profile Extended |
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| NM |
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[MPE] Native Mode |
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| NM |
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Nanometer (usually as Nm) |
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| NM |
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Network Management |
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| NM |
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Network Module |
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| NM |
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Nevermind |
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| NMA |
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NetWare Management Agent |
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| NMA |
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Network Management Architecture |
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| NMAS |
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Novell Modular Authentication Service |
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| NMC |
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Network Management Center |
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| NMCC |
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Network Management Control Center |
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| NME |
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Network Management Entity |
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| NMF |
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Network Management Forum |
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| NMI |
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Nautilus Memory Interconnect |
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| NMI |
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Nonmaskable Interrupt |
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| NMO |
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Network Management Option |
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| NMP |
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Network Management Protocol |
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| NMR |
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NetWare Management Responder |
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| NMR |
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Normal Mode Rejection |
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| NMRC |
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Nomad Mobile Research Centre |
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| NMS |
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NetWare Management System / Network Management System / Network Management Station |
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| NMSIG |
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Network Management Special Interest Group |
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| NMVT |
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Network Management Vector Transport |
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| NN |
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[TNS] Network Naming |
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| NN |
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Negative Notification |
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| NN |
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Netscape Navigator |
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| NN |
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Network Node |
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| NND |
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National Number Dialing |
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| NNF |
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National Nanofabrication Facility |
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| NNI |
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Netherlands Normatization Institute |
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| NNI |
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Network Node Interface |
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| NNI |
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Network-to-Network Interface |
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| NNM |
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Network Node Manager |
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| NNP |
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Neural Network Processor |
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| NNS |
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NetWare Name Service |
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| NNSA |
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National Nuclear Security Administration |
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| NNSC |
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NSFNet Network Service Center |
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| NNTP |
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Network News Transfer Protocol |
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| NNW |
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Neural NetWork |
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| NNX |
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Network Numbering Exchange |
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| NOAA |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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| NOC |
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Network Operations Center |
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| NOCS |
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Network Operations Center System |
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| NOF |
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Network Operations Forum |
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| NOI |
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Notice Of Inquiry |
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| NOOP |
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Network OSI OPerations |
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| NOPP |
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Notice of Privacy Practices (usually as NoPP) |
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| NORGEN |
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Network Operations Report GENerator |
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| NOS |
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Network Operating System |
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| NOT |
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Nation Of Thieves (usually as NOT!) |
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| NOTIS |
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Network Operator Trouble Information System |
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| NOYB |
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None Of Your Business |
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| NP |
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Network Performance |
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| NP |
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Network Provider |
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| NP |
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New Project |
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| NP |
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No Problem |
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| NPA |
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National Phreaker's Alliance / Northern Phreaker's Alliance |
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| NPA |
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NetWare Peripheral Architecture |
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| NPA |
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Network Professional Association |
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| NPA |
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No Power Alarm |
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| NPA |
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Number Planning Area / Numbering Plan Area |
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| NPAC |
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Number Portability Administration Center |
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| NPAI |
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Network Protocol Address Information |
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| NPAP |
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Network Printing Alliance Protocol |
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| NPAPI |
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Netscape Plug-in Application Programming Interface |
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| NPC |
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Network Parameter Control |
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| NPC |
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Non-Playable Character / Non-Player Character / Non-Person Character |
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| NPC |
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North Pacific Cable |
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| NPCIS |
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National Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security |
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| NPDA |
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Network Problem Determination Application |
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| NPDU |
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Network Protocol Data Unit |
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| NPF |
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Network Partitioning Facility |
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| NPI |
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Network Printer Interface |
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| NPI |
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Network Provider Interface |
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| NPI |
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New Product Introduction |
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| NPI |
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No Pun Intended |
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| NPI |
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Non-Partitioned Index |
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| NPI |
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Not Plugged In (problem) |
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| NPI |
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Numbering Plan Indicator |
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| NPL |
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National Physical Laboratory |
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| NPL |
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Netscape Public License |
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| NPM |
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NetView Performance Monitor |
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| NPOV |
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Neutral Point Of View |
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| NPR |
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National Performance Review |
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| NPR |
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Normal Priority Request |
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| NPRM |
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Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
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| NPS |
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Network Policy Server |
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| NPSI |
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Network Packet Switch Interface |
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| NPTL |
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Native Posix Thread Library |
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| NPTN |
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National Public Telecomputing Network |
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| NPV |
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Net Present Value |
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| NQFP |
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Near chip-scale Quad Flat Package |
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| NR |
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[TNS] Network Routing |
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| NR |
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Not Ready |
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| NRBG |
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Non-deterministic Random Bit Generator |
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| NRC |
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No-Read Checking |
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| NRCS |
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National Replacement Character Set |
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| NREN |
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National Research and Education Network |
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| NRL |
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No License Required |
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| NRM |
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Network Resource Management |
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| NRM |
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Normal Response Mode |
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| NRN |
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No Reply Necessary |
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| NRN |
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Not Right Now |
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| NRP |
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No Religious Preference |
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| NRP |
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Node Route Processor |
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| NRP |
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Non-Related Person |
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| NRS |
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Name Registration Scheme |
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| NRV |
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Not Really Vanished (algorithm) |
|
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| NRZ |
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Non-Return to Zero (signaling) |
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| NRZI |
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Non - Return to Zero, Inverted |
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| NRZL |
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Non-Return to Zero Level |
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| NRZ-L |
|
Non - Return to Zero - Level |
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| NS |
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[TNS] Network Services (NS Main and NS 2) |
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| NS |
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Nanosecond (usually as ns) |
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| NS |
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Network Service |
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| NS |
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Noise Suppression |
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| NS/VT |
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[MPE] Network Services / Virtual Terminal |
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| NSA |
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National Security Agency |
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| NSA |
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National Security Anarchists |
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| NSA |
|
Next Station Addressing |
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| NSAI |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
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| NSAP |
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Network Service Access Point |
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| NSAPI |
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Netscape Server Application Programming Interface |
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| NSC |
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National Security Council |
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| NSC |
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Network Service Center |
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| NSCA |
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National Systems Contractor Association |
|
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| NSCS |
|
Network Service Center System |
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| NSDD |
|
National Security Decision Directive |
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| NSDI |
|
National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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| NSE |
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(Novell) Network Support Encyclopedia |
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| NSEC |
|
Network Switching Engineering Center |
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| NSEERS |
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National Security Entry Exit Registration System |
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| NSEL |
|
Network SELector |
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| NSEP |
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National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
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| NSF |
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National Science Foundation |
|
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| NSFNET |
|
National Science Foundation NETwork |
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| NSFW |
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Not Safe For Work / Not Suitable For Work |
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| NSI |
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(RPC) Name Service Independent |
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| NSI |
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NASA Science Internet |
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| NSI |
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Network Solutions, Inc. |
|
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| NSLU |
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Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 (usually as NSLU2) |
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| NSLU2 |
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Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 (disk drives) |
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| NSP |
|
NATO Standardized Profile |
|
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| NSP |
|
Network Service Part (SS7) |
|
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| NSP |
|
Network Service Provider |
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| NSP |
|
Network Services Protocol |
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| NSPMP |
|
Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan |
|
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| NSPR |
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Netscape Portable Runtime |
|
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|
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| NSR |
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Non-Source Routed |
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| NSS |
|
Named Save Segment |
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| NSS |
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Network Security Services |
|
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|
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| NSS |
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Nodal Switching System |
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|
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| NSSDU |
|
Normal Session Service Data Unit |
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| NSSII |
|
Network Supervisory System II |
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| NSSR |
|
Non - Specific Subordinate Reference |
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| NSTAC |
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National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee |
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| NSTC |
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National Science and Technology Center |
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| NSTL |
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National Software Testing Laboratories |
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| NSVT |
 |
Network Services Virtual Terminal |
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| NT |
 |
Nested Task (flag) |
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| NT |
|
Network Termination |
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| NT |
 |
New Technology (as in Windows NT) |
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| NT |
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Northern Telecom |
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| NTA |
 |
Nokturnal Trading Alliance |
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| NTAC |
 |
National Threat Assessment Center |
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| NTAS |
 |
(Windows) New Technology Advanced Server |
|
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| NTD |
|
Network Tools for Design |
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| NTE |
|
Network Terminal Equipment |
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| NTE |
|
Network Terminating Equipment |
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| NTEC |
|
Network Technical Equipment Center |
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| NTF |
|
No Trouble Found |
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| NTFS |
 |
(Windows) NT File System / New Technology File System |
|
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| NTI |
 |
Novell Technology Institute |
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| NTIA |
 |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration / National Telecommunications and Information Agency |
|
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| NTIS |
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National Technical Information Service |
|
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|
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| NTISSC |
|
National Telecommunications and Information Systems Steering Committee |
|
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|
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| NTK |
|
Nice To Know |
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| NTM |
|
Network Traffic Management |
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| NTN |
|
Network Terminal Number |
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| NTP |
|
Network Time Protocol |
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| NTPF |
|
Number of Terminals Per Failure |
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| NTS |
|
Network Technical Support |
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| NTS |
|
Network Test System |
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| NTS |
|
Network Tracking System |
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| NTSA |
|
Networking Technical Support Alliance |
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| NTSC |
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National Television Standards Committee / National Television Systems Committee |
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| NTSC |
 |
National Television Standards Convention |
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| NTT |
 |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
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| NTU |
|
Network Terminating Unit |
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| NTVDM |
 |
NT Virtual DOS Machine |
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| NUA |
|
Network User Address |
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| NUA |
 |
Network Users' Association |
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| NUCFS |
|
NetWare UNIX Client File System |
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| NUI |
 |
NetWare Users International |
|
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| NUI |
|
Network User Identification |
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| NUMA |
|
Non-Uniform Memory Access (architecture) |
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| NUP |
|
New User Password |
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| NURBS |
|
NonUniform Rational B-Spline |
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| NVD |
 |
(U.S.) National Vulnerability Database |
|
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|
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| NVE |
|
Network Visible Entity |
|
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|
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| NVFS |
|
Network Virtual File System |
|
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| NVGRE |
 |
Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation |
|
 |
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| NVLAP |
|
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
|
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| NVP |
|
Nominal Velocity of Propagation |
|
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| NVR |
|
Network Video Recorder |
|
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| NVRAM |
|
Nonvolatile Random Access Memory |
|
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| NVT |
|
Network Virtual Terminal |
|
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| NVT |
 |
Novell Virtual Terminal |
|
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| NVTS |
|
Network Virtual Terminal Service |
|
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| NWHIN |
 |
Nationwide Health Information Network (usually as NwHIN) |
|
 |
|
 |
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| NWI |
|
New Work Item |
|
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|
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| NWN |
|
National Wireless Network |
|
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|
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| NX |
 |
No Execute |
|
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|
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|
| NYC |
 |
New York Crackers |
|
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| NYCTMI |
|
Now You Come To Mention It |
|
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|
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| NYNEX |
 |
New York, New England and the unknown (X) |
|
|
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|
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| NYS |
|
NIS+, YP, Switch |
|
|
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|
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| NYSE |
 |
New York Stock Exchange |
|
 |
|
 |
|
| NYSERNET |
|
New York State Education and Research Network (usually as NYSERNet) |
|
 |
 |
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| NYSHII |
 |
New York Safe House II |
|
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