| Nom | Description |
| N ISDN |
| Narrowband ISDN |
| National ISDN |
| N-ISDN | Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
| N/A |
| Not Acceptable / Not Applicable |
| Not Applicable |
| Not Available |
| N/C | Normally Closed ( switch ) |
| N/I | Non Interlaced |
| N/O | Normally Open ( switch ) |
| N |
| Newton ( force ) |
| Normal |
| NA |
| Next Address |
| Not Acceptable |
| Not Applicable |
| Not Available |
| Numerical Aperture |
| NAA | Newspaper Association of America |
| NAAFO | North American & Australian Field Ops |
| NAARS | National Automated Accounting Research System |
| NAB |
| National Association of Broadcasters |
| Netware Asynchronous Board |
| NAC |
| Network Access Controller |
| Network Adapter Card |
| Network Administration Center |
| Network Applications Consortium |
| Networks And Communications |
| New Age Crackers |
| Null Attached Concentrator |
| NACC | North American Calibration Cooperative |
| NACD | National Association of Computer Dealers |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
| NACHA | National Automated Clearing House Association |
| NACK | Negative Acknowledge |
| NACLP | North American Conference on Logic Programming |
| NACM | Networks And Communications Marketing |
| NACME | National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering |
| NACOMEX | National Computer Exchange |
| NACS |
| National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors |
| NetWare Asynchronous Communications Server / Novell Asynchronous Communications Server |
| Netware Asynchronous Communication Server |
| Network Access Control System |
| NACSIS | National Academic Center for Science Information Systems |
| NACT | Neural Adaptive Control Technology [project] |
| NAD | Network Access Device |
| NADB | National Archeological DataBase |
| NADC | North American Digital Cellular |
| NADF | North American Directory Forum |
| NADTP | National Association of DeskTop Publishers ( Topfield MI ) |
| NAE | Not Above or Equal |
| NAEB | North American EDIFACT Board |
| NAEC | Novell Authorized Education Center |
| NAG |
| National Algorithms Group [ltd] UK, |
| Network Architecture Group |
| Network Architecture Group org. |
| NAI | Netzwerk Arbeitswelt Informatik manufacturer |
| NAIC | National Air Intelligence Center |
| NAIS | NASA Acquisition Internet Service |
| NAK |
| Negative AcKnowledgment ( ASCII control code ) |
| Negative AcKnowledgment (ASCII) |
| Negative Acknowledgement |
| Negative Acknowledgment |
| NAL |
| Netware Application Launcher |
| Network Access Layer |
| Novell Application Launcher |
| NALIS | Nevada Academic Libraries Information System |
| NAM |
| Netware Application Manager |
| Network Access Method |
| Number Assignment Module |
| NAMAS | National Measurement Accreditation Services |
| NAME | Names Individuals "Domain Name" "Internet" |
| NAMP | Nokia Artus Messaging Platform |
| NAMPS |
| Narrow Band Analog Mobile Phone Service |
| Narrowband Analog Mobile Phone Service |
| NAMS |
| National Association of Multimedia Shareware |
| Network Analysis and Management System |
| NAMTUG | North American MAP/TOP Users' Group |
| NAN |
| National Area Network |
| Norton Administrator for Networks |
| NANC | North American Numbering Council |
| NAND |
| No And |
| Not And |
| NANO | One thousand millionth |
| NANP | North American Numbering Plan |
| NAP |
| National Awareness Partners |
| Network Access Point |
| Network Automation Protocol |
| NAPE | National Pirate Exchange (usually as NaPE) |
| NAPL | National Association of Printers and Lithographers |
| NAPLPS | North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax |
| NAPPA | Northern American Phreakers/Piraters Association |
| NARC | Nuclear Phreakers/Hackers/Carders |
| NARM | Natural occurring or Accelerator produced Radioactive Material |
| NARP | Non Broadcast Multiple Access Address Resolution Protocol |
| NARTB | National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters |
| NARUC | National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commission |
| NAS |
| National Academy of Science |
| Netware Access Services |
| Network Access Server |
| Network Administration Station |
| Network Application Services |
| Network Application Support |
| Network Attached Storage |
| Numerical and Atmospheric Sciences (network) |
| NASA |
| DFRC NASA Dryden Flight Research Center |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASC | National Aeronautics and Space Council |
| NASD | Network Attached Storage Device |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency of Japan |
| NASDAQ |
| National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation |
| National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotations |
| NASI |
| Netware Asynchronous Service Interface |
| Netware Asynchronous Services Interface |
| NASIP | Navy Airframe Structural Integrity Program |
| NASIRC | NASA Automated Systems Internet Response Capability |
| NASKER | NASA Ames Kernel |
| NASM |
| National Air and Space (Warfare) Model |
| National Air and Space Museum |
| NASP | National Aerospace Plane |
| NASTD | National Association of State Telecommunications Directors |
| NASU | National Association of IBM System/3 Users |
| NAT |
| Network Address Translation |
| Network Address Translator |
| Network Address Translators |
| [IP] Network Address Translator |
| NATA |
| National Association of Test Authorities |
| National Association of Testing Authorities |
| North American Telephone Association |
| NATD | National Association of Telecommunications Dealers |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NATOA |
| National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors |
| National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors |
| NAU |
| Network Access Unit / Network Addressable Unit |
| Network Addressable Unit |
| Network Attachment Unit GigaB, IP router |
| NAUN |
| Nearest Active Upstream Neighbor / Nearest Addressable Upstream Neighbor |
| Nearest Active Upstream Neighbour |
| NAV |
| Network Allocation Vector ( IEEE 802.11 ) |
| Norton Anti Virus |
| NAVAIRSYSCOM | Naval Air Systems Command |
| NAVNET | NAVy NETwork mil., USA, Netzwerk |
| NAVSTAR |
| NAVigation System using Timing And Ranging ( GPS system ) |
| Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging |
| NAWC | Naval Air Warfare Center |
| NAWS | Negotiate About Window Size |
| NB | Nota bene slang, Usenet, IRC |
| NBCD | Natural Binary Coded Decimal |
| NBE | Not Below or Equal |
| NBEC | Non-Bell Exchange Carrier |
| NBFCE | NETBIOS Frames Control Program |
| NBFCP | [PPP] NETBIOS Frames Control Protocol |
| NBFM | Narrow Band Frequency Modulation |
| NBI | Nothing But Initials |
| NBMA |
| Non Broadcast Multi Access |
| Non Broadcast Multiple Access |
| Non-Broadcast Multiple Access |
| NBNS | NetBIOS Name Server |
| NBP |
| Name Binding Protocol |
| NetBIOS Protocol |
| NBS |
| Narrowband Socket |
| National Bureau of Standards |
| Numeric Backspace |
| NBT | NETBIOS on TCPIP |
| NC |
| Network Channel |
| Network Channel / Connect / Control |
| Network Co ordinator |
| Network Computer |
| Network Computer [reference profile] |
| Network Connection |
| Network Control |
| No Carry |
| No Connection |
| Normally Closed |
| North Carolina |
| Norton Commander |
| Numerical Control |
| Numerically Controlled |
| NCA |
| Network Communications Adapter |
| Network Computing Architecture |
| Network Computing Architecture ( Oracle ) |
| Network Control Analysis |
| Novell Certification Alliance |
| NCAIR | National Center for Automated Information Research |
| NCAP | Network Capable Application Processor |
| NCAR | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NCB OFD | Narrow Channel Barrier OverFlow Drain |
| NCB | Network Control Block |
| NCC |
| National Computer Conference |
| National Computing Center |
| Netscape Communication Corporation |
| Network Control / Coordination Center |
| Network Control Center |
| Network Control Computer |
| Norweigan Cracking Company |
| NCCF | Network Communications Control Facility |
| NCCS | NASA Center for Computational Sciences |
| NCD |
| Network Computing Device |
| Network Computing Devices |
| Network Computing Devices manufacturer |
| Nonlinear Control Design |
| Norton Change Directory |
| NCE |
| Nomadic Computing Environment |
| Novell Certified Engineer |
| NCEG | Numerical C Extensions Group ( ANSI ) |
| NCF |
| NetWare Command File |
| Netware Command File "Novell" |
| NCGA | National Computer Graphics Association |
| NCHPC | National Consortium for High Performance Computing |
| NCI |
| Network Channel Interface |
| Network Computer Inc. |
| Non Coded Information |
| NCIA | Native Client Interface Architecture |
| NCIC |
| National Crime Information Center |
| National Crime Information Computer |
| Network Control Interface Channel |
| NCIP | Novell Certified Internet Professional |
| NCL |
| Network Control Language |
| Null Convention Logic [ clockless, self synchronizing semiconductor design technology ] |
| NCM | Network Connection Management |
| NCMOS | N channel [Silicon Gate Reversed] CMOS |
| NCMS |
| National Center for Manufacturing Sciences ( Ann Arbor MI) |
| Network Control and Management System |
| NCMT | Numerical Control for Machine Tools |
| NCN |
| Nixdorf Communication Network |
| Nixdorf Communications Network |
| NCO | Numerically Controlled Oscillator |
| NCOHPCC | National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing andCommunications |
| NCOS | Network Computer Operating System |
| NCP |
| Netware Core Protocol |
| Network Control Point |
| Network Control Processor |
| Network Control Processor/Program/Protocol |
| Network Control Program |
| Network Control Program / Point |
| Network Control Protocol |
| Non Carbon Paper |
| Not Copy Protected |
| NCPE | Netware Core Protocol Extension |
| NCPIE | National Council on Patient Information and Education |
| NCPS | Novell Cross Platform Services |
| NCQA | National Committee on Quality Assurance |
| NCR |
| National Cash Register |
| National Cash Registers manufacturer, AT&T |
| No Carbon Required |
| NCS |
| National Communications System |
| Native Compiled Software |
| Netware Connect Services |
| Network Computing System |
| Network Control Station |
| Network Control System |
| NCSA |
| National Center for Supercomputer Applications |
| National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
| National Center for Supercomputing Applications ( University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana IL ) |
| National Computer Security Association |
| NCSC |
| National Computer Security Center |
| North Carolina Supercomputing Center |
| NCSI |
| Network Communications Service Interface |
| Network Communications Services Interface |
| NCSL |
| National Computer Systems Laboratory |
| National Computer Systems Laboratory NIST, |
| National Conference of Standards Laboratories |
| NCSNDR | Network Computing System Network Data Representation "HP, Apollo", "NCSNDR" |
| NCSS |
| No Comment Source Statement |
| Non Commentary Sources Statements |
| Number Crunching Statistical System |
| NCT |
| Network Control Terminal |
| Network Control and Timing |
| NCTA | National Cable Television Association |
| NCTE |
| Network Channel Terminating Equipment |
| Network Channel Termination Equipment |
| NCTL | National Computer and Telecommunications Laboratory |
| NCU |
| Network Communication Unit |
| Network Control Unit |
| NCUG | National Centrex Users' Group |
| ND |
| Network Digit |
| Network Disk |
| NDA |
| National Directory Assistance |
| Network Delivery Access |
| Non Disclosure Agreement |
| NonDisclosure Agreement |
| Norddeutsche DatenAutobahn network |
| NDAC | Not Data ACcepted ( GPIB ) |
| NDB | Non Directional Beacon |
| NDBMS | Network DataBase Management System |
| NDBS | Non standard DataBase System |
| NDC |
| National Data Corporation |
| National Destination Code |
| Network Data Collection |
| Node Data Controller |
| Normalized Device Coordinates |
| NDCC | Network Data Collection Center |
| NDD | NetWare Directory Database |
| NDDK |
| Network Device Development Kid |
| Network Device Development Kit |
| NDDL | Neutral Data Definition Language |
| NDE |
| NeWS Development Environment |
| Non Destructive Evaluation |
| NDEF | Not to be Defined |
| NDF |
| Network Definition Facility |
| No Defect Found |
| No Defect Found ( syndrome ) |
| Normalized Document Format |
| NDI/E | Non Destructive Inspection/Evaluation |
| NDI | Network Distributed ISDN [for windows NT] |
| NDIR | Non Dispersive InfraRed ( gas and chemical sensor ) |
| NDIS |
| Network Device Interface Specification |
| Network Device Interface Specification ( Windows networking ) |
| Network Device/Driver Interface Specification |
| Network Driver Interface Specification |
| NDL |
| Network Data Language |
| Network Database Language |
| Network Definition Language |
| NDM | Network Database Managment |
| NDMP | Network Data Management Protocol |
| NDMS | Netware Distributed Management Services |
| NDN |
| Non Delivery Notice |
| Non-Delivery Notification |
| NDP | Numeric Data Processor |
| NDPA | Network Problem Determination Application |
| NDPS |
| National Data Processing Service |
| NetWare Distributed Printing Services |
| Novell Distributed Print Service |
| NDR |
| Negative Differential Resistance |
| Network Data Representation |
| Network Data Representation service |
| Non Destructive Read |
| NDRO |
| Non Destructive Read Out |
| Non Destructive ReadOut |
| NDS |
| NetWare Directory Service |
| NetWare Directory Services |
| Network Data System |
| Network Development System |
| NDT |
| Net Data Throughput |
| Newfoundland Daylight Time |
| No Dead Trees |
| Non Destructive Testing |
| NDTS | Network Diagnostic and Test System |
| NDU | Network Device Utility |
| NDX | Index "file name extension" |
| NE |
| Network Element |
| Not Equal to |
| NEA | ??? [protocol stack on OSI transport layer] |
| NEAP | Novell Education Academic Partner |
| NEAR | National Electronic Accounting and Reporting |
| NEARNET | New England Academic and Research NETwork USA, network, "NEARnet" |
| NEAS | North - East Atlantic States |
| NEAT |
| New Enhanced Advanced Technology |
| Novell Easy Administration Tool |
| NEBS | Network Equipment Building System / New Equipment Building System |
| NEC |
| National Electric Code |
| National Electrical Code |
| Nippon Electric Company |
| Nippon Electronic Company |
| Nippon Electronic Corporation manufacturer |
| NED | NASA Extragalactic Database |
| NEDA | National Electronic Distributors' Association |
| NEDO | New Energy and industrial technology Development Organization |
| NEF | Network Element Function |
| NEFS | Network Extensible File System, "NeFS" |
| NEG |
| Negate |
| Negative |
| NEII | National Engineering Information Initiative |
| NEL | National Engineering Laboratory |
| NEM | Nothing Else Matters slang, Usenet, IRC |
| NEMA |
| National Electrical Manufacturer's Association |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NEMI |
| National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative |
| North american Electronics Manufacturing Initiative ( http://www.nemi.org ) |
| NEMKO | Norges Elektriske Materiellkontrol |
| NEMP | Nuclear ElectroMagnetic Pulse |
| NEP |
| Network Entry Point |
| Never Ending Program |
| Noise Equivalent Power |
| Noise Equivalent Power [ RMS value of optical power which is required to produce unity RMS signal to noise ratio ] |
| NEREM | Northeast Electronics Research and Engineering Meeting |
| NEREN | NEbraska Research and Education Network USA, network |
| NES |
| National Education Supercomputer |
| News Electronic Service |
| NESAC | National Electronic Switching Assistance Center |
| NESC | National Electric Safety Code |
| NESCOM | NEw Standards COMmittee ( IEEE ) |
| NESPINN | NEurocomputer fuer Spikende Neuronale Netze |
| NESS | Network of European Ship-building Students |
| NEST |
| Netware Embedded Systems Technology |
| Novell Embedded Systems Technology |
| NET |
| (The) Internet (sometimes as The NET) |
| Network (as high level domain .net) |
| Network Entity Title |
| Networks "Domain Name" "Internet" |
| Norme Europeenne de Telecommunications (European Standard for Telecommunications) |
| NETBEUI |
| NETBIOS Extended User Interface |
| Network Basic input/output system Extended User Interface |
| NETBIOS |
| NETwork Basic Input Output System "IBM, RFC 1001/1002", "NetBIOS" |
| Network Basic Input/Output System |
| NETBLT | NETwork BLock Transfer |
| NETCDF |
| NETwork Common Data Format, "NetCDF" |
| Network Common Data Format |
| NETDA | NETwork Design and Analysis |
| NETDDE | Network Dynamic Data Exchange (usually as NetDDE) |
| NETIPC | Network InterProcess Communication |
| NETMON | Network Monitor |
| NETPARS | NETwork Performing Analysis Reporting System |
| NETSS | National Electronic Telecommunication Surveillance System |
| NETWARE | Network Software |
| NEU | Network Extension Unit |
| NEUA | National Elite Underground Alliance |
| NEW | New Information "file name extension" |
| NEWS. | Current events |
| NEWS |
| Netware Early Warning System |
| Network Error Warning System |
| Networked Extensible Windowing System "Sun", "NeWS" |
| NEWT | NeWS Terminal, "NeWT" |
| NEXT OS | Next Open Step |
| NEXT |
| NEw eXtended Technology, "NeXT" |
| Near End Crosstalk |
| Near End X(cross) Talk |
| Near-End Cross Talk |
| NF |
| Noise Figure |
| Norm Française |
| Norme Française |
| Not Finished |
| NFA |
| Name Field Address |
| Non determistic Finite state Automation |
| NFAS | Non Facilities Associated Signaling |
| NFF |
| No Fault Found |
| No Form Feed |
| NFP | Network Facilities Package |
| NFR |
| Near Field Recording ( disk drive ) |
| Near Field Recording [technology] |
| NFS |
| Network Facilities Services |
| Network File System |
| NFSP |
| National Federation of Software Pirates |
| Netware File Service Protocol |
| NFSS | New Font Selection Scheme |
| NFT |
| Network File Transfer |
| NewFoundland Time [ 0330] |
| NFX | (The) New Fone Express (magazine) |
| NG |
| Next Generation |
| No Good |
| NGDD | New Generation Desktop Design |
| NGE | Not Greater or Equal |
| NGI | Next Generation Internet |
| NGII | Next Generation Internet Initiative |
| NGIO | Next Generation Input/Output ( Intel ) |
| NGL | Next Generation Lithography |
| NGME | New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia |
| NGP | Next Generation (Fire Suppression) Plan |
| NGS | Non Government Standard |
| NGSB | Non Government Standards Body |
| NGST | Next Generation Space Telescope ( http://www.ngst.gsfc.nasa.gov ) |
| NH |
| Nazi Hackers |
| New Hampshire |
| Non-busy Hour |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center |
| NHD | Networking Hardware Division ( IBM ) |
| NHI | National Health Insurance |
| NHOB | Non-specific Hierarchical Operational Binding |
| NHOH | Never Heard of Him/Her |
| NHR |
| National Handwriting Recognition |
| Non Hierarchical Routing |
| NHRP |
| Next Hop Resolution Protocol |
| Next Hop Resolution Protocol / Next Hop Routing Protocol |
| [NBMA] Next Hop Resolution Protocol |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NHSE | National HPCC Software Exchange |
| NI-1 | National ISDN 1 |
| NI |
| National ISDN (sometimes as NI-1) |
| Network Interconnect |
| Network Interconnect / Interface |
| Network Interface |
| Non Interlaced |
| Normenausschuss Informationsverarbeitungssysteme |
| NIA |
| Network Information Access |
| Network Information Access (newsletter) |
| Next Instruction Address |
| NIAM | Natural language Information Analysis Method |
| NIAS | Netware Internet Access Server |
| NIB | Node Initialization Block |
| NIC |
| Negative Impedance Converter |
| Network Information Center |
| Network Information Center Internet, org. |
| Network Interface Card |
| Network Interface Card / Controller |
| Network Interface Card/Controller |
| Numeric Intensive Computing |
| NICA | Novell Integrated Computing Architecture |
| NICAD |
| Nickel Cadmium |
| Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCad) |
| NICAM | Near Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplexing |
| NICD |
| NIckel CaDmium [batterie], "NiCd" |
| Nickel Cadmium (usually as NiCd) |
| NICE |
| Narrative, Immersive, Constructivist/Collaborative Environment |
| Network Information and Control Exchange |
| NICOL | Network Information Center On Line |
| NICOLAS |
| Network Information Center On Line Aid System |
| Network Information Center OnLine Aid System |
| NID |
| Namespace IDentifier |
| Network Interface Device |
| New Interactive Display |
| Next ID |
| Special Network Identification |
| NIDL | Network Interface Definition Language |
| NIDR |
| Network Information Discover and Retrieval |
| Networking Information Discovery and Retrieval |
| NIDX | Network Intrusion Detection eXpert system |
| NIE | Newton Internet Enabler |
| NIFOC | Nude In Front Of Computer |
| NIFTP |
| Network Independent File Transfer Program |
| Network Independent File Transfer Protocol |
| NIFTR | Near Isothermal Flowing Test Rig |
| NIH |
| National Institute of Health |
| Not Invented Here |
| Not Invented Here ( mentality ) |
| NIHCL | National Institute of Health [c++] Class Library |
| NII |
| National Information Infrastructure |
| National Information Infrastructure ( band 5.2GHz ) |
| National Information Infrastructure [program] USA, org. |
| NIIT |
| National Information Infrastructure Testbed |
| National Information Infrastructure Testbed (coalition) |
| NIM |
| Network Installation Management |
| Network Interface Module |
| Network Interface Modules |
| NIMBY | Not In My Back Yard |
| NIMH |
| NIckel Metal Hybrid [batterie], "NiMH" |
| Nickel Metal Hydride |
| Nickel Metal Hydride (usually as NiMH) |
| NIMT | National Institute for Management Technology |
| NIO | Native Input/Output |
| NIOD | Network Inward/Outward Dialing |
| NIOS | NetWare Input/Output System |
| NIP |
| Non Impact Printer |
| Nucleus Initialization Program |
| NIPS |
| Network I/Os Per Second |
| Neural Information Processing Systems |
| NIPT | [international symposium on] New Information Processing Technologiesconference, MITI |
| NIR |
| Network Information Registry / Retrieval |
| Network Information Retrieval |
| NIRF | Near Infrared Fluorophores |
| NIRI | National Information Research Institute |
| NIS |
| Names Infomation Socket |
| National Information System |
| Network Information Service |
| Network Information Services |
| Network Information System |
| NISC |
| National Information Systems Center |
| Network Information and Support Center |
| NISDN |
| Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
| Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network "ISDN", "N ISDN" |
| NISE | Network Installation Service Engineer |
| NISI | Network Information Services Infrastructure |
| NISO | National Information Standards Organization |
| NISP | Networked Information Services Project |
| NISS | National Information on Software and Services |
| NISSPAC | NISS Public Access Collections |
| NIST-APP | National Institute of Standards and Technology Application Portability Profile |
| NIST |
| National Institute for Standards and Technology |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology ( Washington DC ) |
| NISYP | Network Information System / Yellow Pages, "NIS/yp" |
| NIT |
| Nearly Intelligent Terminal |
| Network Interface Tap |
| NITC | National Information Technology Center |
| NITF | National Imagery Transmission Format |
| NITOL | Norway net with IT for Open Learning network |
| NITS | Network Independent Transport Service |
| NIU |
| Network Interface Unit |
| New Internet User |
| North american ISDN Users |
| NIUF |
| North american ISDN Users Forum USA, user group, ISDN |
| North american ISDN Users' Forum |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NJC | Nordic Journal of Computing Finland |
| NJE | Network Job Entry |
| NJI | Network Job Interface |
| NJIT | New Jersey Institute of Technology ( Newark NJ ) |
| NKS | Network Knowledge Server |
| NKSR | Non Kernel Security Related |
| NL |
| Network Layer |
| New Line |
| New Line ( ASCII control code ) |
| Number Line |
| Number Lines |
| NLA | Next Level Aggregator ( ID IPv6 ) |
| NLC | Next Linear Collider [ international collaborative project on a high energy, large scale positron electron collider ] |
| NLDM | Network Logical Data Manager |
| NLE | Not Less or Equal |
| NLM |
| National Library of Medecine |
| NetWare Loadable Module |
| NLO |
| Network Loadable Objects |
| Non Linear Optics |
| NLP |
| Name Lookup Protocol |
| Natural Language Processing |
| Non Linear Programming |
| Normal Link Pulse ethernet, LAN |
| NLPID | Network Layer Protocol Identifier |
| NLQ |
| Near Letter Quality |
| Near-Letter Quality |
| NLRI | Network Layer Reachability Information |
| NLS |
| National Language Support |
| Native Language Support |
| Native Language System |
| Network License Server |
| NLSFUNC | National Language Support Function |
| NLSP |
| NetWare Link Service Protocol |
| Netware Link Services Protocol |
| Netware Link State Protocol |
| Network Layer Security Protocol |
| NLT | Not Later Than |
| NLV | National Language Version |
| NM |
| Nanometer (usually as Nm) |
| Network Management |
| Network Module |
| New Mexico |
| NMA |
| National Microfilm Association |
| NetWare Management Agent |
| Network Management Architecture |
| NMAA | National Multimedia Association of America |
| NMC |
| National Meteorological Centre |
| Network Management Center |
| NMCC | Network Management Control Center |
| NMCP | Network Management Protocol |
| NMCS | National Military Command System mil., USA |
| NME |
| Network Management Entity |
| Norton Mobile Essentials |
| NMEA |
| National Marine Electronics Association |
| National Marine Electronics Association [protocol] |
| NMF | Network Management Forum |
| NMI |
| Nautilus Memory Interconnect |
| Non Maskable Interrupt |
| Nonmaskable Interrupt |
| NML |
| National Media Laboratory |
| Network Management Layer |
| NMM | Netware Management Map |
| NMO | Network Management Option |
| NMOS |
| N channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| Negative channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| NMP |
| Network MODEM Program |
| Network Management Protocol |
| NMPF | Network Management Productivity Facility |
| NMR |
| NetWare Management Responder |
| Normal Mode Rejection |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ( spectrometry ) |
| NMS |
| NetWare Management System / Network Management System / Network Management Station |
| Network Management Station |
| Network Management Station ( SNMP ) |
| Network Management Station / System |
| Network Management System |
| Network Monitoring Station |
| NMSI | Nonmultiplexed Serial Interface |
| NMSIG | Network Management Special Interest Group |
| NMSU | New Mexico State University org. |
| NMT |
| Network Management Tools |
| Nordic Mobile Telecommunication system |
| Nordic Mobile Telephone |
| NMVT | Network Management Vector Transport |
| NN |
| Negative Notification |
| Network Node |
| Neural Network |
| No News |
| NND | National Number Dialing |
| NNF | National Nanofabrication Facility |
| NNI |
| Netherlands Normatization Institute |
| Network Network Interface |
| Network Node Interface |
| Network to Network Interface |
| Network-to-Network Interface |
| NNM | Network Node Manager |
| NNPU | Neural Net Processing Unit |
| NNS |
| NetWare Name Service |
| Netware Named Services |
| NNSC |
| NSF Network Service Center |
| NSFNet Network Service Center |
| NNTP |
| Network News Transfer Protocol |
| Network News Transport Protocol |
| NNX | Network Numbering Exchange |
| NO | Normally Open |
| NOA | Net On Air |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOC |
| Network Operation Center |
| Network Operation Console |
| Network Operations Center |
| NOCS | Network Operations Center System |
| NOCT | Normal Operating Cell Temperature |
| NODIS | NSSDC Online Data and Information Service |
| NOF |
| National Optical Font |
| Network Operations Forum |
| NOI | Node Operator Interface |
| NOM | Individual with Personal Site "Domain Name" "Internet" |
| NOMA |
| National Office Mangement Association |
| National Online Media Association |
| NOOP | Network OSI OPerations |
| NOP | No Operation |
| NOPAC | Network OPAC |
| NOR |
| No Or |
| Not Or |
| NORAD | Northern Region Air Defense |
| NORGEN | Network Operations Report GENerator |
| NORM | Natural Occurring Radioactive Material |
| NORMA | NO Remote Memory Access |
| NOS | Network Operating System |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Surveillance Center |
| NOT | Nation Of Thieves (usually as NOT!) |
| NOTIS | Network Operator Trouble Information System |
| NOx | Nitrous Oxide |
| NP |
| Network Performance |
| Network Protocol |
| Network Provider |
| New Project |
| Non Polynomial |
| Non Print |
| Nondeterministic Polynomial |
| NPA |
| National Phreaker's Alliance / Northern Phreaker's Alliance |
| NetWare Peripheral Architecture |
| Network Performance Analyzer |
| Network Printer Alliance |
| Network Professional Association |
| No Power Alarm |
| Number Planning Area / Numbering Plan Area |
| Numbering Plan Area |
| NPAC | Northeast Parallel Architectures Center |
| NPACI | National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure |
| NPAI | Network Protocol Address Information |
| NPAP | Network Printing Alliance Protocol |
| NPC |
| Network Parameter Control |
| Non Printing Character |
| North Pacific Cable |
| NPCS | Narrow band Personal Communication Service |
| NPDA | Network Problem Determination Application |
| NPDN | Nordic Public Data Network |
| NPDU |
| Network Protocol Data Unit |
| Network Protocol Data Units |
| NPF | Network Partitioning Facility |
| NPH | No Parse Headers |
| NPI | Network Printer Interface |
| NPL |
| National Physical Laboratory |
| Netscape Public License |
| Non Procedural Language |
| Nonprocedural Language |
| NPM |
| NetView Performance Monitor |
| Network Performance Monitor |
| NPMS | Named Pipes / Mail Slots |
| NPN | Negative Positive Negative ( doped bipolar transistor regions ) |
| NPR |
| National Performance Review |
| National Public Radio |
| Noise Power Ratio |
| Normal Priority Request |
| Numerical Position Readout |
| NPRM |
| Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| Notice of Proposed Rule Making ( FCC ) |
| NPS |
| Network Processing Supervisor |
| Novell Productivity Specialist |
| NPSI |
| NCP Packet Switching Interface |
| Network Packet Switch Interface |
| Network Protocol Service Interface |
| NPSS | NASA Packet Switch System |
| NPT |
| Non Programmable Terminal |
| Non Punch Through ( IGBT ) |
| NPTN |
| National Public Telecomputing Network |
| National Public Telecomputing Network network, USA |
| NPU | Natural Processing Unit |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| NPX | Numeric Processor Extension |
| NQS | Network Queuing System |
| NRA | NASA Radar Altimeter |
| NRC |
| National Research Council |
| No-Read Checking |
| NRCLSE | National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education |
| NRCS | National Replacement Character Set |
| NRDC | National Research and Development Council |
| NRE |
| Non Recurring Engineering |
| NonRecurrent Engineering |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| NREN |
| National Research and Education Network |
| National Research and Education Network USA, network |
| NRFD |
| Not Ready For Data ( GPIB ) |
| Not Ready for Data |
| NRL | Naval Reseach Laboratory |
| NRM |
| Network Resource Management |
| Network Resource Manager |
| Normal Response Mode |
| NRN |
| National Research Network USA, network |
| No Reply Necessary |
| No Reply Necessary slang, Usenet |
| NROFF | New Run OFF |
| NRS |
| Name Registration Scheme |
| Name Registration System |
| Novell Replication Services |
| NRT |
| Non Requesting Terminal |
| Non Requestor Terminal |
| NRTVBR | Non RealTime Variable Bit Rate "VBR, ATM", "nrt VBR" |
| NRZ-L | Non - Return to Zero - Level |
| NRZ |
| Non Return to Zero |
| Non Return to Zero ( data encoding scheme ) |
| Non Return to Zero [recording] |
| Non Return to Zero bit encoding |
| Non-Return to Zero (signaling) |
| Not Return to Zero |
| NRZI |
| Non - Return to Zero, Inverted |
| Non Return to Zero Invert on ones ( data encoding scheme ) |
| Non Return to Zero Inverted |
| Non Return to Zero Inverted bit encoding |
| Non Return to Zero, Invert to ones [encoding] |
| NRZL | Non-Return to Zero Level |
| NS |
| Name Server |
| Nanosecond |
| Nanosecond (usually as ns) |
| National Semiconductor |
| National Standard |
| Network Service |
| Network Services |
| Network Supervisor |
| Non Stop |
| NSA |
| National Security Agency |
| National Security Anarchists |
| Next Station Addressing |
| POLY National Security Agency Polygraph |
| NSAI | National Standards Authority of Ireland |
| NSAP | Network Service Access Point |
| NSAPA | Network Service Access Point Address |
| NSAPI |
| Netscape API |
| Netscape Server API |
| Netscape Server Application Programmer's Interface |
| Netscape Server Application Programming Interface |
| NSB |
| National Science Board |
| National Science Board USA, org. |
| NSC |
| National Security Council |
| National SemiConductor manufacturer |
| Network Service Center |
| NSCA | National institute for Supercomputing Applications |
| NSCS | Network Service Center System |
| NSD | National Security Directive |
| NSDD | National Security Decision Directive |
| NSDK | Nat Systems Development Kit |
| NSE |
| (Novell) Network Support Encyclopedia |
| Network Support Encyclopedia |
| NSEC | Network Switching Engineering Center |
| NSEL | Network SELector |
| NSEP | National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
| NSERC |
| National Sciences and Engineering Research Council |
| Natural Sciences and Research Council |
| NSF |
| National Science Foundation |
| Norges StandardiseringsForbund |
| NSFIP | NextStep Fuer IntelProzessoren, "NSfIP" |
| NSFNET |
| National Science Foundation NETwork network, USA, Internet, "NSFnet" |
| National Science Foundation Network |
| NSFnet | NSF Network |
| NSG | Network Services Group |
| NSI |
| (RPC) Name Service Independent |
| NASA Science Internet |
| NASA Science Internet NASA, network |
| Name Service Independent |
| Network Solutions Inc. |
| Network Solutions, Inc. |
| NSIS | National Schengen Information System SIS, Europe |
| NSLOOKUP | Name Server Lookup |
| NSM | Netscape Server Manager |
| NSN | NASA Science Network USA, network |
| NSP |
| NATO Standardized Profile |
| Native Signal Processing |
| Network Service Part (SS7) |
| Network Service Point |
| Network Service Provider |
| Network Services Protocol |
| Network Services Provider |
| NSPMP | Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan |
| NSR |
| Non Selective Reset |
| Non Source Routed |
| Non-Source Routed |
| NSRD | National Software Reuse Directory |
| NSREC | Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference |
| NSS |
| Namespace Specific String |
| Nodal Switching Subsystem |
| Nodal Switching System |
| Novell Storage Service |
| NSSA | Not So Stubby Area |
| NSSC | NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| NSSDU | Normal Session Service Data Unit |
| NSSII | Network Supervisory System II |
| NSSN | National Standards Systems Network |
| NSSR | Non - Specific Subordinate Reference |
| NST |
| Newfoundland Standard Time |
| North Sumatra Time [+0630] |
| NSTAN | NebenSTellenANlagen "Telekom, CBX", "NStAn" |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council |
| NSTL |
| National Software Testing Lab |
| National Software Testing Laboratories |
| National Software Testing Labs |
| NSTS | National Secure Telephone System |
| NT 1 | Network Terminator Type 1 |
| NT1 |
| Network Termination |
| Network Termination 1 ( OSI layer 1 only ) |
| Network Termination [unit] 1 |
| NT2 |
| Network Termination |
| Network Termination 2 ( OSI layers 2 and 3 ) |
| NT |
| Nested Task (flag) |
| Nested Tasks |
| Network Terminal |
| Network Termination |
| Netzwerk Terminator, Network Terminator |
| New Technology |
| New Technology (as in Windows NT) |
| Nome Time [ 1100] |
| Northern Telecom |
| NTA |
| National Telecommunications Agency |
| Network Termination Analog |
| Nokturnal Trading Alliance |
| NTAS |
| (Windows) New Technology Advanced Server |
| NT Advanced Server |
| NT Advanced Server MS, Windows NT |
| NTC |
| National Telecommunications Conference conference, USA |
| Negative Teperature Coefficient |
| NTD | Network Tools for Design |
| NTDB | National Trade Data Bank |
| NTE |
| Network Terminal Equipment |
| Not To Exceed |
| NTEC | Network Technical Equipment Center |
| NTF |
| No Trouble Found |
| No Trouble Found ( syndrome ) |
| NTFS |
| (Windows) NT File System / New Technology File System |
| NT File System ( Windows NT ) |
| New Technology File System |
| [windows] New Technology File System |
| NTI | Novell Technology Institute |
| NTIA |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration / Agency |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration / National Telecommunicatio |
| National Telecommunications and Information Agency |
| NTIC | Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| NTISSC | National Telecommunications and Information Systems Steering Committee |
| NTK |
| Need To Know slang, Usenet, IRC |
| Newton ToolKit |
| Nice To Know |
| NTM | Network Traffic Management |
| NTN |
| National Telecommunications Network |
| Network Terminal Number |
| NTO | Network Terminal Option |
| NTONC | National Transparent Optical Network Consortium |
| NTP |
| Network Terminal Protocol |
| Network Time Protocol |
| NTPF | Number of Terminals Per Failure |
| NTR | Nine Thousand Remote |
| NTRAS | NT Remote Access Services |
| NTS2 | Network Transport Services /2 "IBM", "NTS/2" |
| NTS |
| Network Technical Support |
| Network Test System |
| Network Tracking System |
| NTSA |
| NetWare Telephony Services Architecture |
| Networking Technical Support Alliance |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| NTSC |
| National Television Standard Committee |
| National Television Standards Committee |
| National Television Standards Committee / National Television Systems Committee |
| National Television System Committee |
| Never The Same Color slang |
| Never Twice the Same Colour ( tech slang ) |
| NTT |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
| Nippon Telephone & Telegraph |
| Nippon Telephone and Telegraph |
| NTU |
| Network Terminating Unit |
| Network Termination Unit |
| NTV | Nonlinear Thickness Variation |
| NU |
| New User |
| Norton Utilities |
| NUA |
| Network User Address |
| Network Users Association |
| Network Users' Association |
| Network Utility Address |
| NUCFS | NetWare UNIX Client File System |
| NUI |
| NetWare Users International |
| Network User Identification |
| Network User Interface |
| Notebook User Interface |
| NUISSH | Natur und UmweltInformationsSystem Schleswig Holstein "UIS", "NUIS SH" |
| NUL |
| "dummy device" |
| "no device" |
| NULl ( ASCII control code ) |
| Null |
| Null character |
| NUMA |
| Non Uniform Memory Access |
| Non-Uniform Memory Access (architecture) |
| NonUniform Memory Access ( architecture ) |
| NUP | New User Password |
| NURB | Non Uniform Rational B spline |
| NURBS |
| Non Uniform Rational B Spline |
| Non Uniform Rational B Splines |
| NonUniform Rational B-Spline |
| NUS | National University of Singapore org. |
| NUTEK | [National Board for Industrial and Technical Development] |
| NV | No Overflow |
| NVDM2 | NetView Distribution Manager /2 "OS/2, IBM", "NVDM/2" |
| NVE |
| Network Visible Entity |
| NonVolatile Electronics ( Inc. ) |
| NVG |
| Night Vision Goggle |
| Night Vision Goggles |
| NVLAP |
| National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program ( NIST ) |
| NVM |
| Non Volatile Memory |
| NonVolatile Memory |
| NVN | National Videotex Network USA, network |
| NVOD | Near Video On Demand |
| NVP |
| Network Virtual Protocol |
| Network Voice Protocol |
| Nominal Velocity of Propagation |
| NVRAM |
| Non Volatile RAM |
| Non Volatile Random Access Memory |
| Nonvolatile Random Access Memory |
| NVS | NachrichtenVermittlungsSystem |
| NVT |
| Network Virtual Terminal |
| Novell Virtual Terminal |
| NVTS | Network Virtual Terminal Service |
| NWCS | Netware Workstation Compatible Service |
| NWI | New Work Item |
| NWIP | NetWare Internet Protocol |
| NWK | Network ( analyser ) |
| NWNET | NorthWestern states NETwork network, USA, "NWNet" |
| NWS | NetWare Web Server |
| NY | New York |
| NYC |
| New York City |
| New York Crackers |
| NYM | Anonymous |
| NYMNA | New York New Media Association |
| NYNEX | New York, New England and the unknown (X) |
| NYSEG | New York State Electric & Gas ( corporation ) |
| NYSERNET |
| New York State Education and Research NETwork network, USA, "NYSERNet" |
| New York State Education and Research Network (usually as NYSERNet) |
| NYSHII | New York Safe House II |
| NZCS | New Zealand Computer Society |
| NZT | New Zealand Time [+1130] |
| NZUSUGI | New Zealand Unix System User Group, Inc. |
| NavTEL | Navigational Test and Evaluation Laboratory |
| Nd LSCO | Neodymium substituted Lanthanum Strontium Copper Oxide |
| Nd:YAG | Neodym:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet ( Laser optical element ) |
| NeWS | Network extensible Window System |
| NiCd | Nickel Cadmium |
| NiMH | Nickel Metal Hydride ( cell ) |
| NiZn | Nickel Zinc ( battery ) |
| NoBL | No Bus Latency ( SRAM ) |
| n | nano ( 10^ 9 ) |
