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Glossary of IT Terms beginning with "N"

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N/A
Not Applicable / Not Appropriate, details ...
n00b
Newbie, details ...
Nameserver
A DNS server, details ...
NaN
Not a number, details ...
NAPT
Network Address and Port Translation, details ...
Narrowing Conversion
Conversion of data to one with a lower precision, details ...
NAS
Network Attached Storage, details ...
NAT
Network Address Translation / Network Address Translator, details ...
NAT/Firewall
A NAT device acting as a firewall, details ...
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Set of words said in place of letters, details ...
NB
Note Well / Niobium, details ...
NBD
Next Business Day /  Network Block Device / No Big Deal / No Birth Date, details ...
NBIF
No Basis In Fact, details ...
NBNS
NetBIOS Name Server, details ...
NBP
Name Binding Protocol, details ...
NCP
Non-Copy Protected, details ...
NCQ
Native Command Queuing, details ...
NCSA
National Center for Supercomputing Applications / First web browser, details ...
NDA
Non Disclosure Agreement, details ...
NDE
Near Death Experience, details ...
NDN
Non delivery notification, details ...
NDPS
Novell Distributed Print Services, details ...
NDR
Non Delivery Report, details ...
NEET
Not in Employment, Education or Training, details ...
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface., details ...
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input Output System, details ...
Network Connectivity
Connecting and communicating over a network, details ...
Network Protocol
Standards that allow computers to communicate, details ...
Network Topology
The arrangement of a network, details ...
Newb
Newbie, details ...
Newsgroup
A UseNet discussion forum relating to a specific subject, details ...
NFD
Not For retail Distribution, details ...
NFP
Not For Profit, details ...
NFR
Not For Resale, details ...
NG
News Group / Nanogram, details ...
NGS
Newsgroups / National Geodetic Survey, details ...
NIB
New In Box, details ...
Nibble
Half a byte, details ...
NIC
Network Interface Card / National Insurance Contributions, details ...
NICAM
Near Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplex., details ......
NIDS
Network based Intrusion Detection System, details ...
Nit
Unit of measurement of brightness, details ...
NLB
Network Load Balancing, details ...
NLP
Natural Language Processing (Linguistics) / Natural Language Processing (Systems for), details ...
NLS
National Language Support / Native Language Support / Novell License Summary / Noise Line State, details ...
NMI
Non-Maskable Interrupt, details ...
NN
Netscape Navigator / Neural Network, details ...
NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol, details ...
NOC
Network Operations Centre / No Overall Control, details ...
Non Delivery Notification
Email notification that an email has not been delivered, details ...
Noob
Newbie / Regarded as a newbie / Poor quality work, details ...
NOS
Network Operating System / Not otherwise specified / New old stock, details ...
NPD
New Product Development, details ...
NR
No Reserve, details ...
NS
No Sweat / Nanosecond, details ...
NSAPI
Netscape Server API, details ...
NSP
Network Service Provider, details ...
NSPI
Name Service Provider Interface, details ...
NT
New Technology (Windows) / New Testament, details ...
NT4
Windows NT 4, details ...
NT4SP6
NT4 with Service Pack 6 installed / Service Pack 6 to upgrade NT 4, details ...
NTF
National Transfer Format / No Trouble Found, details ...
NTFS
NT File System, details ...
NTLDR
NT Loader, details ...
NTLM
NT Lan Manager, details ...
NTP
Network Time Protocol, details ...
NTSC
National Television System Committee (tv standard), details ...
NTVDM
NT Virtual Dos Machine, details ...
NUTS
Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics, details ...
NVP
Net Present Value, details ...
NVQ
National Vocational Qualification, details ...