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named anchor

n. In HTML, a tag within a document that can act as a destination for a hyperlink. Named anchors are useful because they allow a link to a specific location within a document. Also called named target. See also anchor (definition 2), HTML, hyperlink.

name server

n. See CSO name server, DNS server.

NAMPS

n. Acronym for Narrow-band Analog Mobile Phone Service. A standard proposed by Motorola Corporation that combines the current AMPS cellular telephone standard with digital signaling information, resulting in higher performance and increased capabilities. See also AMPS.

nano-

prefix Abbreviated n. Metric prefix meaning 10-9 (one billionth).

nanosecond

n. One billionth of a second. A nanosecond is a time measure used to represent computing speed, particularly the speed at which electrical signals travel through circuits within the computer. Acronym: ns.

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

n. See NCSA (definition 1).

National Science Foundation

n. A U.S. government agency intended to promote scientific research by funding both research projects and projects that facilitate scientific communication, such as NSFnet, the former backbone of the Internet. See also backbone (definition 1), NSFnet.

native

adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of something that is in its original form. For example, many applications are able to work with files in a number of formats; the format the application uses internally is its native file format. Files in other formats must be converted to the application's native format before they can be processed by the application.

natural language

n. A language spoken or written by humans, as opposed to a programming language or a machine language. Understanding natural language and approximating it in a computer environment is one goal of research in artificial intelligence.

natural language query

n. A query to a database system that is composed in a subset of a natural language, such as English or Japanese. The query must conform to some restrictive syntax rules so that the system can parse it. See also parse, syntax.

navigation keys

n. The keys on a keyboard controlling cursor movement, including the four arrow keys and the Backspace, End, Home, Page Down, and Page Up keys. See also arrow key, Backspace key, End key, Home key, Page Down key, Page Up key.

Navigator

n. See Netscape Navigator.

NBP

n. Acronym for Name Binding Protocol. A protocol used on AppleTalk local area networks to translate between node names (known to users) and numeric AppleTalk addresses. NBP operates at the transport level (level 4 of the ISO/OSI model). See also AppleTalk, communications protocol, ISO/OSI model.

NCSA

n. 1. Acronym for National Center for Supercomputing Applications. A research center located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. NCSA was founded in 1985 as a part of the National Science Foundation, specializing in scientific visualization tasks, but is best known as the home of NCSA Mosaic, the first graphical Web browser, and of NCSA Telnet. See also Mosaic, NCSA Telnet. 2. Acronym for National Computer Security Association. An education and information organization concerned with computer security issues. Founded in 1989 and based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, NCSA supplies books on computer security and hosts an annual conference.

NCSA server

n. The HTTP server developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications of the University of Illinois. This server and the CERN server were the first HTTP servers developed for the World Wide Web and are available free through downloading. See also HTTP server (definition 1), NCSA (definition 1). Compare CERN server.

NCSA Telnet

n. A freeware telnet client program developed and distributed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. See also client (definition 2), NCSA (definition 1).

NDMP

n. Acronym for Network Data Management Protocol. An open protocol for network-based backups of file servers that allows platform-independent data storage. See also backup, communications protocol, file server.

net.

or net prefix A prefix used to describe people and institutions on the Internet. For example, a very well respected person might be described as a net.god.

Net

n. 1. Short for Internet. 2. Short for Usenet.

net address

n. 1. A World Wide Web address (URL). See also URL. 2. An e-mail address. 3. The DNS name or IP address of a machine. See also DNS (definition 1), IP address.

NetBEUI

n. Short for NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface. An enhanced NetBIOS protocol for network operating systems, originated by IBM for the LAN Manager server and now used with many other networks. See also LAN Manager, NetBIOS.

NetBIOS

n. An application programming interface (API) that can be used by application programs on a local area network consisting of IBM and compatible microcomputers running MS-DOS, OS/2, or some version of UNIX. Primarily of interest to programmers, NetBIOS provides application programs with a uniform set of commands for requesting the lower-level network services required to conduct sessions between nodes on a network and to transmit information back and forth. See also application programming interface.

NetBSD

n. A free version of the BSD UNIX operating system developed as a result of a volunteer effort. NetBSD is highly interoperable, runs on many hardware platforms, and is nearly POSIX compliant. See also BSD UNIX, POSIX.

net.god

n. A highly respected person within the Internet community.

nethead

n. 1. A person who uses the Internet as if addicted to it. 2. A Grateful Dead fan who participates in the rec.music.gdead newsgroup or some other forum dedicated to that band.

netiquette

n. Short for network etiquette. Principles of courtesy observed in sending electronic messages, such as e-mail and Usenet postings. The consequences of violating netiquette include being flamed and having one's name placed in the bozo filter of one's intended audience. Disapproved behavior includes gratuitous personal insults; posting of large amounts of irrelevant material; giving away the plot of a movie, television show, or novel without warning; posting offensive material without encrypting it; and excessive cross-posting of a message to multiple groups without regard to whether the group members are likely to find it interesting. See also bozo filter, flame2.

netizen

n. A person who participates in online communication through the Internet and other networks, especially conference and chat services, such as Internet news or Fidonet. Compare lurker.

NetPC

n. A computer platform specification created by Microsoft and Intel in 1996 for systems that use Windows NT server based application programs, rather than applications located on the client computer.

Netscape Navigator

n. The most widely used family of Web browser programs, made by Netscape Corporation. Versions of Netscape Navigator are available for the Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh platforms, and for many varieties of UNIX. Netscape Navigator, which is based on NCSA's Mosaic Web browser, was one of the first commercially available Web browsers. See also Mosaic, Web browser.

Netspeak

n. The set of conventions for writing English in e-mail, IRCs, and newsgroups. Netspeak is characterized by acronyms (such as IMHO or ROFL) and clarifying devices such as emotags and emoticons. Use of Netspeak should be governed by netiquette. See also emotag, emoticon, IMHO, IRC, netiquette, ROFL.

Net surfing

n. The practice of exploring the Internet without a specific goal in mind. The concept of Net surfing is similar to (and probably derived from) "channel surfing" in reference to watching television.

Net TV

n. See Internet television.

NetWare

n. Novell's LAN operating system. NetWare runs on many different hardware platforms and network configurations.

network

n. A group of computers and associated devices that are connected by communications facilities. A network can involve permanent connections, such as cables, or temporary connections made through telephone or other communication links. A network can be as small as a local area network consisting of a few computers, printers, and other devices, or it can consist of many small and large computers distributed over a vast geographic area.

network adapter

n. An expansion card or other device used to connect a computer to a local area network.

network administrator

n. The person in charge of operations on a computer network. The duties of a network administrator can be broad and might include such tasks as installing new workstations and other devices, adding and removing individuals from the list of authorized users, archiving files, overseeing password protection and other security measures, monitoring usage of shared resources, and handling malfunctioning equipment. See also system administrator.

network architecture

n. The underlying structure of a computer network, including hardware, functional layers, interfaces, and protocols, used to establish communication and ensure the reliable transfer of information. Network architectures are designed to provide both philosophical and physical standards for the complexities of establishing communications links and transferring information without conflict. Various network architectures exist, including the internationally accepted seven-layer ISO Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and IBM's Systems Network Architecture (SNA). See also ISO/OSI model, SNA.

network computer

n. A computer having the hardware and software necessary for it to be connected to a network. Acronym: NC.

network control program

n. In a communications network that includes a mainframe computer, a program that usually resides in a communications controller and takes over communications tasks such as routing, error control, line control, and polling (checking terminals for transmissions), leaving the main computer free for other functions. See also communications controller.

network device driver

n. Software that coordinates communication between the network adapter card and the computer's hardware and other software, controlling the physical function of the network adapter card.

network directory

n. On a local area network, a directory on a disk that is located on a computer other than the one the user is operating. A network directory differs from a network drive in that the user has access to only that directory. Whether the rest of the disk is accessible to the user depends on whether he or she has been granted access rights by the network administrator. On the Apple Macintosh, a network directory is referred to as a shared folder. Also called networked directory, shared directory. See also network drive, shared folder.

network drive

n. On a local area network, a disk drive whose disk is available to other computers on the network. Access to a network drive might not be allowed to all users of the network; many operating systems contain security provisions that enable a network administrator to grant or deny access to part or all of a network drive. Also called networked drive. See also network directory.

 

A/B Switch box ~ America On-line  AMI BIOS ~ Arithmetic Operation  ARP ~ AVI  Backbone ~ Bit Image  Bit Map ~ Boot Disk  Boot Drive ~ Bytes Per Inch  C++ ~ Carrier Frequency  carrier system ~ certification  CGI ~ Chooser extension  cipher ~ Clipper Chip  clock ~ color  color bits ~ communications satellite  communications server ~ computer security  CON ~ copy  copy program ~ cycle time  daemon ~ defragmentation  demand paging ~ digitize  DikuMUD ~ disk  disk buffer ~ Document Style Semantics and Specification Language  document window ~ dynamic Web page  Easter egg ~ erase  erase head ~ ezine  F2F ~ finger2  firewall ~ font suitcase  footer ~ FYI  Game Control Adapter ~ GUI  HAL ~ hot key1  hot key2 ~ Hz  i486DX ~ internal modem  internet ~ ISO 9660  ISO/OSI model ~ just-in-time  K1 ~ knowledge base  L1 cache ~ LU  luggable computer ~ LZW compression  MAC ~ MILNET  mime ~ msec  MTBF ~ MYOB  named anchor ~ network drive  Network File System ~ number crunching  object ~ overwrite mode  P5 ~ PC/XT keyboard  PDA ~ pipeline processing  piracy ~ preventive maintenance  preview ~ pwd  quasi-language ~ QWERTY keyboard  R&D ~ registration marks  Registry ~ RFI  RF shielding ~ run-time library  SAA ~ server error  server push-pull ~ soft return  software ~ style sheet  stylus ~ System  T1 ~ ToggleKeys  token ~ typography  UART ~ uupc  V.120 ~ view2  viewer ~ VxD  w3 ~ WinG  WINS ~ WWW  X.25 ~ X Windows  Yahoo! ~ yotta-  Z39.50 standard ~ Zulu time

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