Users Guide

Glossary 183
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.
noninterlaced
A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each
horizontal line on the screen.
ns
Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.
NTFS
Abbreviation for the Windows NT File System option in the Windows NT
operating system. NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use specifically
within the Windows NT operating system. It supports file system recovery,
extremely large storage media, and long file names. It also supports object-oriented
applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined
attributes. See also FAT and FAT32.
NTLM
Abbreviation for Windows NT LAN Manager. NTLM is the security protocol for
the Windows NT operating system.
NuBus
Proprietary expansion bus used on Apple Macintosh personal computers.
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