User's Manual

224 Glossary
MPEG
Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group. MPEG is a digital video file format.
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 DMI Management Information
Format (MIF) file, or in a CIM Management Object File (MOF).
NDIS
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification.
NIC
Acronym for network interface controller.
NIF
Acronym for network interface function. This term is equivalent to NIC.
NIS
Abbreviation for Network Information System. NIS is a network naming and
administration system for smaller networks. A user at any host can get access to
files or applications on any host in the network with a single user identification
and password.
NMI
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the
microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error.