Quick Reference Guide

Glossary 343
ms
Abbreviation for millisecond(s).
MTBF
Abbreviation for mean time between failures.
multifrequency monitor
A monitor that supports several video standards. A multifrequency monitor can
adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters.
mV
Abbreviation for millivolt(s).
name
The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an
SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file or in a CIM Management
Object File (MOF).
NDIS
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification.
NDS
Abbreviation for NetWare
®
Directory Structure.
NIC
Acronym for network interface controller.
NICI
Abbreviation for NetWare International Cryptographic Infrastructure.
NIF
Acronym for network interface function. This term is equivalent to NIC.
NLM
Abbreviation for NetWare Loadable Module.
NMI
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the
microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error.