SNMP Reference Guide

Table Of Contents
752 Glossary
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.
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 NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system.
NuBus
Proprietary expansion bus used on Apple Macintosh personal computers.
NVRAM
Acronym for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its
contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the
date, time, and system configuration information.