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Normal |
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N/A |
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Not Acceptable / Not Applicable |
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N64 |
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Nintendo 64 (game console) |
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NA |
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[TNS] Network Authentication |
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NA |
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Next Address |
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NA |
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Not Acceptable |
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NA |
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Not Applicable |
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NA |
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Not Available |
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NA |
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Numerical Aperture |
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NAA |
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Newspaper Association of America |
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NAB |
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National Association of Broadcasters |
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NABTS |
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North American Basic Teletext Specification (EIA-516) |
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NAC |
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Network Access Controller |
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NAC |
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Network Administration Center |
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NAC |
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Network Applications Consortium |
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NAC |
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Networks And Communications |
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NAC |
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New Age Crackers |
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NACA |
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National Association of Certification Authorities |
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NACHA |
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National Automated Clearing House Association |
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NACL |
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Network Access Control Lists |
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NACOMEX |
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National Computer Exchange |
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NACS |
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NetWare Asynchronous Communications Server / Novell Asynchronous Communications Server |
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NADF |
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North American Directory Forum |
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NAEB |
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North American EDIFACT Board |
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NAEC |
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Novell Authorized Education Center |
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NAFTA |
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North American Free Trade Agreement |
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NAG |
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Network Architecture Group |
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NAICS |
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North American Industrial Classification System |
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NAK |
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Negative AcKnowledgment (ASCII) |
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NAL |
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Netware Application Launcher |
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NAM |
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Network Access Method |
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NAM |
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Network Asset Management |
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NAM |
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Number Assignment Module |
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NAMAS |
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National Measurement Accreditation Services |
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NAMS |
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Network Analysis and Management System |
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NAMTUG |
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North American MAP/TOP Users' Group |
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NAN |
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National Area Network |
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NAN |
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Not a Number (usually as NaN) |
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NANC |
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North American Numbering Council |
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NANP |
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North American Numbering Plan |
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NAP |
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Network Access Point |
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NAP |
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Network Access Protection |
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NAPCS |
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North American Product Classification System |
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NAPE |
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National Pirate Exchange (usually as NaPE) |
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NAPL |
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National Association of Printers and Lithographers |
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NAPLPS |
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North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax |
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NAPPA |
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Northern American Phreakers/Piraters Association |
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NARA |
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National Archives and Records Administration |
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NARC |
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Nuclear Phreakers/Hackers/Carders |
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NARUC |
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National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners |
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NAS |
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Network Application Support |
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NAS |
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Network Attached Storage |
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NAS |
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Numerical and Atmospheric Sciences (network) |
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NASA |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NASA |
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North American SysOp Alliance |
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NASC |
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Number Administration and Service Center |
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NASI |
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NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface |
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NASL |
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Nessus Attack Scripting Language |
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NASSCOM |
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National Association of Software and Service Companies |
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NASTD |
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National Association of State Telecommunications Directors |
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NAT |
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Network Address Translation |
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NATA |
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National Association of Testing Authorities |
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NATA |
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North American Telecommunications Association |
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NATD |
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National Association of Telecommunications Dealers |
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NATOA |
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National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors |
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NAU |
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Network Access Unit / Network Addressable Unit |
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NAUN |
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Nearest Active Upstream Neighbor / Nearest Addressable Upstream Neighbor |
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NAVI |
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(VESA) New Analog Video Interface |
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NBEC |
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Non-Bell Exchange Carrier |
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NBF |
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NetBEUI Frame (aka NetBEUI version 3) |
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NBMA |
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Non-Broadcast Multiple Access |
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NBNS |
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NetBIOS Name Server |
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NBP |
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Name Binding Protocol |
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NBP |
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NetBIOS Protocol |
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NBS |
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National Bureau of Standards |
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NC |
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Network Channel |
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NC |
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Network Computer |
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NC |
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Network Connection |
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NC |
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Network Control |
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NC |
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Numerical Control |
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NCA |
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Network Computing Architecture |
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NCA |
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No Customer Address |
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NCAIR |
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National Center for Automated Information Research |
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NCAPI |
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Netscape Client Application Programming Interface |
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NCB |
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Network Control Block |
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NCC |
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National Computing Center |
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NCC |
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Network Control Center |
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NCC |
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Norwegian Cracking Company |
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NCCF |
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Network Communications Control Facility |
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NCF |
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NetWare Command File |
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NCF |
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Network Computing Framework |
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NCFTA |
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National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance |
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NCHS |
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National Center for Health Statistics |
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NCI |
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Network Channel Interface |
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NCIA |
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Native Client Interface Architecture |
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NCIC |
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National Crime Information Computer |
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NCIC |
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Network Control Interface Channel |
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NCITS |
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National Committee for Information Technology Standards (pronounced "Insights") |
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NCL |
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National Consumers League |
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NCL |
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Network Control Language |
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NCM |
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Network Connection Management |
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NCMEC |
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children |
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NCMS |
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Network Control and Management System |
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NCP |
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NetWare Core Protocol |
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NCP |
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Network Control Point |
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NCP |
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Network Control Program |
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NCP |
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Network Control Protocol |
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NCPS |
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Novell Cross Platform Services |
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NCQ |
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Native Command Queuing |
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NCQA |
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National Committee on Quality Assurance |
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NCR |
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National Cash Register |
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NCS |
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National Communications System |
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NCS |
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Network Computing System |
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NCS |
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Network Control System |
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NCS |
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Novell Connect Services |
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NCSA |
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National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
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NCSA |
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National Computer Security Association |
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NCSC |
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National Computer Security Center |
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NCSI |
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Network Communications Services Interface |
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NCSL |
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National Computer Systems Laboratory |
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NCT |
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Network Control Terminal |
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NCTE |
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Network Channel Termination Equipment |
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NCUA |
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National Credit Union Administration |
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NCUG |
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National Centrex Users' Group |
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ND |
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Network Digit |
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NDA |
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National Directory Assistance |
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NDA |
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Network Delivery Access |
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NDA |
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Non-Disclosure Agreement |
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NDAS |
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Network Direct Attached Storage |
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NDC |
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Network Data Collection |
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NDCC |
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Network Data Collection Center |
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NDD |
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NetWare Directory Database |
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NDF |
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Network Definition Facility |
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NDIS |
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Network Device Interface Specification |
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NDIS |
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Network Driver Interface Specification |
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NDL |
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Network Database Language |
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NDM |
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Network Database Management |
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NDMP |
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Network Data Management Protocol |
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NDMS |
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NetWare Distributed Management Services |
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NDN |
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Non-Delivery Notification |
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NDP |
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Numeric Data Processor |
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NDPS |
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NetWare Distributed Printing Services |
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NDR |
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Network Data Representation |
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NDS |
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NetWare Directory Services |
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NDS |
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Network Data System |
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NDST |
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Network Defense and Security Taskforce |
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NDT |
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Net Data Throughput |
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NDT |
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No Dead Trees |
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NDT |
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Non-Destructive Testing |
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NDTS |
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Network Diagnostic and Test System |
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NDU |
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Network Device Utility |
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NE |
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Network Element |
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NE |
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Network Environment |
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NEAP |
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Novell Education Academic Partner |
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NEAS |
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North - East Atlantic States |
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NEBS |
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Network Equipment Building Standards |
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NEC |
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National Electric Code |
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NEC |
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Nippon Electronic Company |
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NEF |
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Network Element Function |
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NEMA |
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
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NEP |
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Noise Equivalent Power |
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NES |
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Nintendo Entertainment System |
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NESAC |
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National Electronic Switching Assistance Center |
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NESC |
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National Electric Safety Code |
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NESS |
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Network of European Ship-building Students |
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NET |
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(The) Internet (sometimes as The NET) |
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NET |
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[IS-IS] Network Entity Title |
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NET |
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Network (as generic Top Level Domain .net) |
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NET |
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Norme Europeenne de Telecommunications (European Standard for Telecommunications) |
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NETBEUI |
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Network Basic input/output system Extended User Interface |
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NETBIOS |
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Network Basic Input/Output System (usually as NetBIOS) |
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NETDDE |
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Network Dynamic Data Exchange (usually as NetDDE) |
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NETIPC |
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Network InterProcess Communication |
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NEUA |
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National Elite Underground Alliance |
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NEWS |
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Network Error Warning System |
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NEXT |
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Near-End Cross Talk |
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NF |
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Noise Figure |
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NF |
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Not Finished |
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NFC |
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Near Field Communication |
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NFF |
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No Form Feed |
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NFIC |
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National Fraud Information Center |
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NFR |
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Not For Resale |
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NFS |
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Network File System |
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NFS |
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Not For Sale |
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NFSP |
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National Federation of Software Pirates |
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NFT |
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Network File Transfer |
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NFX |
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(The) New Fone Express (magazine) |
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NG |
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[Internet] Newsgroup |
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NGA |
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(U.S.) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
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NGFW |
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Next Generation FireWall |
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NGI |
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Next Generation Identification |
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NGI |
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Next Generation Internet (initiatives) |
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NGII |
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Next Generation Internet Initiative |
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NGWS |
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Next Generation Windows Services |
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NH |
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Nazi Hackers |
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NH |
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Non-busy Hour |
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NHOB |
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Non-specific Hierarchical Operational Binding |
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NHR |
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Non Hierarchical Routing |
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NHRP |
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Next Hop Resolution Protocol / Next Hop Routing Protocol |
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NHTCU |
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[U.K.] National Hi-Tech Crime Unit |
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NI |
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National ISDN (sometimes as NI-1) |
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NI |
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Network Interconnect |
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NI |
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Network Interface |
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NI-1 |
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National ISDN 1 |
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NIA |
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Network Information Access (newsletter) |
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NIAP |
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National Information Assurance Partnership |
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NIC |
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Network Information Center |
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NIC |
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Network Interface Card |
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NIC |
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Network Interface Controller |
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NICAD |
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Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCad) |
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NICD |
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Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCd) |
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NICE |
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Network Information and Control Exchange |
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NID |
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Network Interface Device |
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NIDL |
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Network Interface Definition Language |
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NIDS |
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Network-based Intrusion Detection System |
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NIH |
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National Institutes of Health |
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NII |
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National Information Infrastructure |
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NII |
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Networks and Information Integration |
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NIIT |
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National Information Infrastructure Testbed (coalition) |
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NIJ |
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National Institute of Justice |
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NIM |
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Network Interface Module |
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NIMAS |
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National Instructional Material Accessibility Standard |
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NIMH |
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Nickel Metal Hydride (usually as NiMH) |
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NIMS |
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Novell Internet Messaging System |
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NIOD |
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Network Inward/Outward Dialing |
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NIOS |
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NetWare Input/Output System |
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NIPC |
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National Information Protection Center |
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NIPS |
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Neural Information Processing Systems |
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NIRF |
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Near Infrared Fluorophores |
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NIRVANA |
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Non-Ionizing Radiation Vision for A New Army |
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NIS |
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Names Information Socket |
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NIS |
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National Information System |
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NIS |
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Network Information Service |
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NISC |
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No Instruction Set Computer / No Instruction Set Computing |
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NISDN |
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Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
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N-ISDN |
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Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
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NISE |
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Network Installation Service Engineer |
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NISO |
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National Information Standards Organization |
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NIST |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NIST-APP |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology Application Portability Profile |
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NIU |
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Network Interface Unit |
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NIUF |
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North american ISDN Users' Forum |
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NJABL |
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Not Just Another Bogus List |
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NJE |
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Network Job Entry |
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NL |
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Network Layer |
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NLA |
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Network Level Authentication |
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NLA |
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Network Location Awareness |
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NLANR |
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National Laboratory for Applied Network Research |
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NLB |
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Network Load Balancing |
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NLDM |
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Network Logical Data Manager |
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NLM |
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NetWare Loadable Module |
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NLP |
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Name Lookup Protocol |
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NLP |
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Normal Link Pulses |
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NLPID |
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Network Layer Protocol IDentifier |
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NLQ |
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Near-Letter Quality |
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NLS |
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National Language Support |
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NLS |
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Native Language Support |
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NLSP |
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NetWare Link Service Protocol |
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NLX |
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New Low profile Extended |
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NM |
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[MPE] Native Mode |
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NM |
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Nanometer (usually as Nm) |
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NM |
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Network Management |
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NM |
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Network Module |
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NM |
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Nevermind |
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NMA |
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NetWare Management Agent |
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NMA |
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Network Management Architecture |
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NMAS |
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Novell Modular Authentication Service |
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NMC |
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Network Management Center |
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NMCC |
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Network Management Control Center |
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NME |
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Network Management Entity |
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NMF |
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Network Management Forum |
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NMI |
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Nautilus Memory Interconnect |
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NMI |
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Nonmaskable Interrupt |
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NMO |
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Network Management Option |
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NMP |
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Network Management Protocol |
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NMR |
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NetWare Management Responder |
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NMR |
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Normal Mode Rejection |
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NMRC |
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Nomad Mobile Research Centre |
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NMS |
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NetWare Management System / Network Management System / Network Management Station |
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NMSIG |
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Network Management Special Interest Group |
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NMVT |
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Network Management Vector Transport |
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NN |
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[TNS] Network Naming |
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NN |
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Negative Notification |
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NN |
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Netscape Navigator |
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NN |
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Network Node |
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NND |
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National Number Dialing |
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NNF |
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National Nanofabrication Facility |
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NNI |
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Netherlands Normatization Institute |
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NNI |
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Network Node Interface |
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NNI |
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Network-to-Network Interface |
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NNM |
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Network Node Manager |
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NNP |
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Neural Network Processor |
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NNS |
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NetWare Name Service |
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NNSA |
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National Nuclear Security Administration |
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NNSC |
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NSFNet Network Service Center |
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NNTP |
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Network News Transfer Protocol |
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NNW |
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Neural NetWork |
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NNX |
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Network Numbering Exchange |
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NOAA |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOC |
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Network Operations Center |
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NOCS |
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Network Operations Center System |
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NOF |
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Network Operations Forum |
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NOI |
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Notice Of Inquiry |
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NOOP |
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Network OSI OPerations |
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NOPP |
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Notice of Privacy Practices (usually as NoPP) |
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NORGEN |
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Network Operations Report GENerator |
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NOS |
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Network Operating System |
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NOT |
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Nation Of Thieves (usually as NOT!) |
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NOTIS |
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Network Operator Trouble Information System |
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NOYB |
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None Of Your Business |
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NP |
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Network Performance |
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NP |
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Network Provider |
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NP |
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New Project |
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NP |
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No Problem |
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NPA |
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National Phreaker's Alliance / Northern Phreaker's Alliance |
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NPA |
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NetWare Peripheral Architecture |
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NPA |
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Network Professional Association |
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NPA |
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No Power Alarm |
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NPA |
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Number Planning Area / Numbering Plan Area |
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NPAC |
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Number Portability Administration Center |
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NPAI |
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Network Protocol Address Information |
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NPAP |
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Network Printing Alliance Protocol |
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NPAPI |
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Netscape Plug-in Application Programming Interface |
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NPC |
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Network Parameter Control |
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NPC |
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Non-Playable Character / Non-Player Character / Non-Person Character |
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NPC |
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North Pacific Cable |
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NPCIS |
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National Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security |
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NPDA |
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Network Problem Determination Application |
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NPDU |
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Network Protocol Data Unit |
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NPF |
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Network Partitioning Facility |
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NPI |
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Network Printer Interface |
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NPI |
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Network Provider Interface |
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NPI |
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New Product Introduction |
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NPI |
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No Pun Intended |
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NPI |
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Non-Partitioned Index |
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NPI |
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Not Plugged In (problem) |
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NPI |
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Numbering Plan Indicator |
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NPL |
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National Physical Laboratory |
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NPL |
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Netscape Public License |
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NPM |
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NetView Performance Monitor |
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NPOV |
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Neutral Point Of View |
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NPR |
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National Performance Review |
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NPR |
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Normal Priority Request |
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NPRM |
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Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
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NPS |
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Network Policy Server |
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NPSI |
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Network Packet Switch Interface |
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NPTL |
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Native Posix Thread Library |
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NPTN |
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National Public Telecomputing Network |
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NPV |
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Net Present Value |
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NQFP |
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Near chip-scale Quad Flat Package |
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NR |
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[TNS] Network Routing |
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NR |
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Not Ready |
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NRBG |
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Non-deterministic Random Bit Generator |
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NRC |
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No-Read Checking |
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NRCS |
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National Replacement Character Set |
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NREN |
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National Research and Education Network |
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NRL |
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No License Required |
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NRM |
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Network Resource Management |
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NRM |
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Normal Response Mode |
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NRN |
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No Reply Necessary |
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NRN |
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Not Right Now |
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NRP |
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No Religious Preference |
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NRP |
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Node Route Processor |
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NRP |
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Non-Related Person |
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NRS |
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Name Registration Scheme |
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NRV |
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Not Really Vanished (algorithm) |
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NRZ |
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Non-Return to Zero (signaling) |
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NRZI |
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Non - Return to Zero, Inverted |
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NRZL |
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Non-Return to Zero Level |
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NRZ-L |
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Non - Return to Zero - Level |
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NS |
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[TNS] Network Services (NS Main and NS 2) |
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NS |
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Nanosecond (usually as ns) |
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NS |
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Network Service |
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NS |
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Noise Suppression |
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NS/VT |
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[MPE] Network Services / Virtual Terminal |
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NSA |
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National Security Agency |
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NSA |
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National Security Anarchists |
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NSA |
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Next Station Addressing |
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NSAI |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
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NSAP |
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Network Service Access Point |
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NSAPI |
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Netscape Server Application Programming Interface |
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NSC |
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National Security Council |
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NSC |
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Network Service Center |
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NSCA |
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National Systems Contractor Association |
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NSCS |
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Network Service Center System |
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NSDD |
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National Security Decision Directive |
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NSDI |
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National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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NSE |
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(Novell) Network Support Encyclopedia |
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NSEC |
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Network Switching Engineering Center |
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NSEERS |
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National Security Entry Exit Registration System |
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NSEL |
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Network SELector |
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NSEP |
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National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
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NSF |
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National Science Foundation |
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NSFNET |
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National Science Foundation NETwork |
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NSFW |
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Not Safe For Work / Not Suitable For Work |
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NSI |
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(RPC) Name Service Independent |
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NSI |
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NASA Science Internet |
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NSI |
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Network Solutions, Inc. |
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NSLU |
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Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 (usually as NSLU2) |
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NSLU2 |
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Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 (disk drives) |
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NSP |
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NATO Standardized Profile |
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NSP |
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Network Service Part (SS7) |
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NSP |
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Network Service Provider |
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NSP |
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Network Services Protocol |
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NSPMP |
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Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan |
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NSPR |
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Netscape Portable Runtime |
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NSR |
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Non-Source Routed |
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NSS |
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Named Save Segment |
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NSS |
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Network Security Services |
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NSS |
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Nodal Switching System |
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NSSDU |
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Normal Session Service Data Unit |
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NSSII |
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Network Supervisory System II |
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NSSR |
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Non - Specific Subordinate Reference |
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NSTAC |
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National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee |
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NSTC |
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National Science and Technology Center |
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NSTL |
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National Software Testing Laboratories |
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NSVT |
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Network Services Virtual Terminal |
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NT |
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Nested Task (flag) |
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NT |
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Network Termination |
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NT |
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New Technology (as in Windows NT) |
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NT |
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Northern Telecom |
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NTA |
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Nokturnal Trading Alliance |
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NTAC |
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National Threat Assessment Center |
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NTAS |
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(Windows) New Technology Advanced Server |
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NTD |
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Network Tools for Design |
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NTE |
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Network Terminal Equipment |
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NTE |
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Network Terminating Equipment |
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NTEC |
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Network Technical Equipment Center |
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NTF |
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No Trouble Found |
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NTFS |
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(Windows) NT File System / New Technology File System |
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NTI |
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Novell Technology Institute |
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NTIA |
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration / National Telecommunications and Information Agency |
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NTIS |
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National Technical Information Service |
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NTISSC |
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National Telecommunications and Information Systems Steering Committee |
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NTK |
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Nice To Know |
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NTM |
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Network Traffic Management |
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NTN |
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Network Terminal Number |
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NTP |
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Network Time Protocol |
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NTPF |
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Number of Terminals Per Failure |
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NTS |
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Network Technical Support |
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NTS |
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Network Test System |
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NTS |
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Network Tracking System |
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NTSA |
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Networking Technical Support Alliance |
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NTSC |
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National Television Standards Committee / National Television Systems Committee |
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NTSC |
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National Television Standards Convention |
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NTT |
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
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NTU |
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Network Terminating Unit |
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NTVDM |
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NT Virtual DOS Machine |
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NUA |
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Network User Address |
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NUA |
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Network Users' Association |
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NUCFS |
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NetWare UNIX Client File System |
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NUI |
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NetWare Users International |
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NUI |
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Network User Identification |
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NUMA |
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Non-Uniform Memory Access (architecture) |
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NUP |
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New User Password |
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NURBS |
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NonUniform Rational B-Spline |
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NVD |
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(U.S.) National Vulnerability Database |
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NVE |
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Network Visible Entity |
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NVFS |
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Network Virtual File System |
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NVGRE |
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Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation |
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NVLAP |
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National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
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NVP |
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Nominal Velocity of Propagation |
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NVR |
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Network Video Recorder |
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NVRAM |
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Nonvolatile Random Access Memory |
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NVT |
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Network Virtual Terminal |
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NVT |
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Novell Virtual Terminal |
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NVTS |
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Network Virtual Terminal Service |
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NWHIN |
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Nationwide Health Information Network (usually as NwHIN) |
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NWI |
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New Work Item |
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NWN |
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National Wireless Network |
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NX |
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No Execute |
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NYC |
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New York Crackers |
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NYCTMI |
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Now You Come To Mention It |
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NYNEX |
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New York, New England and the unknown (X) |
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NYS |
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NIS+, YP, Switch |
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NYSE |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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NYSERNET |
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New York State Education and Research Network (usually as NYSERNet) |
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NYSHII |
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New York Safe House II |
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