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@c ACRONYM
@c Expansion[ (Reference)][, "Style"]
@c Additional explanations are included in [square brackets]

@table @asis
@item NAARS
National Automated Accounting Research System (USA)

@item NAB
National Association of Broadcasters org., USA

@item NAB
Netware Asynchronous Board (Novell, Netware)

@item NAC
Network Administration Center

@item NAC
Networks and Communications

@item NAC
Null Attached Concentrator (FDDI)

@item NACLP
North American Conference on Logic Programming (USA)

@item NACM
Networks And Communications Marketing

@item NACS
National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors org., USA

@item NACS
Netware Asynchronous Communication Server (Novell, Netware)

@item NACS
Network Access Control System (Netware, DES)

@item NACSIS
National Academic Center for Science Information Systems org., USA

@item NACT
Neural Adaptive Control Technology [project]

@item NAD
Network Access Device

@item NADB
National Archeological DataBase (DB, USA)

@item NAEC
Novell Authorized Education Center (Novell, Netware)

@item NAG
National Algorithms Group [ltd] UK, org., "NAg"

@item NAG
Network Architecture Group org.

@item NAI
Netzwerk Arbeitswelt Informatik manufacturer

@item NAL
Netware Application Launcher (Novell, Netware, NAM)

@item NALIS
Nevada Academic Libraries Information System

@item NAM
Netware Application Manager (Novell, Netware, NAL)

@item NAMS
National Association of Multimedia Shareware org., USA

@item NAP
Network Access Point (IN)

@item NAPLPS
North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (BBS)

@item NAPT
???

@item NARP
Non-Broadcast Multiple Access Address Resolution Protocol (RFC 1735)

@item NAS
Netware Access Services (Novell, Netware)

@item NAS
Network Application Services (DEC)

@item NAS
Network Application Support

@item NASI
Netware Asynchronous Service Interface (Novell, Netware)

@item NAT
[IP] Network Address Translator (RFC 1631, IP)

@item NATOA
National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors org., USA

@item NAU
Network Addressable Unit (IBM, SNA, OSI)

@item NAU
Network Attachment Unit GigaB, IP-router

@item NAUN
Nearest Active Upstream Neighbour (MAC)

@item NAVNET
NAVy NETwork mil., USA, Netzwerk

@item NB
Nota bene slang, Usenet, IRC

@item NBCD
Natural Binary Coded Decimal

@item NBE
Not-Below-or-Equal

@item NBFCE
NETBIOS Frames Control Program (NETBIOS)

@item NBFCP
[PPP] NETBIOS Frames Control Protocol (PPP, NETBIOS, RFC 2097)

@item NBFM
Narrow Band Frequency Modulation

@item NBMA
Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (UNI, ATM)

@item NBP
Name Binding Protocol (AppleTalk)

@item NBS
National Bureau of Standards org., Vorlaeufer, NIST

@item NBT
NETBIOS on TCPIP (MS)

@item NC
Network Channel / Connect / Control

@item NC
Network Co-ordinator (FidoNet)

@item NC
Network Computer [reference profile] (Apple, IBM, Netscape, Oracle, Sun, Internet)

@item NC
Norton Commander (Symantec)

@item NC
Numerical Control

@item NCA
Network Communications Adapter

@item NCA
Network Computing Architecture (Oracle)

@item NCA
Network Control Analysis

@item NCA
Novell Certification Alliance (Novell, Netware)

@item NCAIR
National Center for Automated Information Research org., USA

@item NCB
Network Control Block (LAN)

@item NCC
Network Control / Coordination Center

@item NCC
Network Control Computer

@item NCCF
Network Communications Control Facility (IBM)

@item NCCS
NASA Center for Computational Sciences org., NASA

@item NCD
Network Computing Devices manufacturer

@item NCD
Norton Change Directory (DOS)

@item NCE
Nomadic Computing Environment (Tadpole)

@item NCGA
National Computer Graphics Association org., USA

@item NCHPC
National Consortium for High Performance Computing org., HPC, USA

@item NCI
Network Channel Interface

@item NCI
Non Coded Information

@item NCIA
Native Client Interface Architecture (IOS)

@item NCIP
Novell Certified Internet Professional (Novell, WWW, CNA)

@item NCMOS
N-channel [Silicon Gate Reversed] CMOS

@item NCN
Nixdorf Communications Network

@item NCOHPCC
National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications org., USA, HPC, "NCO/HPCC"

@item NCOS
Network Computer Operating System (OS, Oracle, Internet)

@item NCP
Netware Core Protocol (Novell, IPX)

@item NCP
Network Control Processor

@item NCP
Network Control Program (BBN, ARPANET)

@item NCP
Network Control Program / Point (IBM)

@item NCP
Non-Carbon Paper

@item NCP
Not Copy-Protected

@item NCPE
Netware Core Protocol Extension (NCP, Netware, IPX)

@item NCPIE
National Council on Patient Information and Education org., USA

@item NCR
National Cash Registers manufacturer, AT&T

@item NCS
National Communications System (USA)

@item NCS
Network Computing System (HP, Apollo)

@item NCS
Network Control System

@item NCSA
National Center for Supercomputing Applications org., USA

@item NCSC
National Computer Security Center org., USA

@item NCSC
North Carolina Supercomputing Center org., USA

@item NCSI
Network Communications Service Interface (NMP)

@item NCSL
National Computer Systems Laboratory NIST, org., USA

@item NCSL
National Conference of Standards Laboratories org., USA

@item NCSNDR
Network Computing System Network Data Representation (HP, Apollo), "NCS NDR"

@item NCSS
Non Commentary Sources Statements (LOC)

@item NCSS
Number Crunching Statistical System

@item NCT
Network Control and Timing

@item NCTE
Network Channel-Terminating Equipment

@item NCTL
National Computer and Telecommunications Laboratory org., USA

@item NDA
Network Delivery Access

@item NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement

@item NDA
Norddeutsche DatenAutobahn network

@item NDBMS
Network DataBase Management System (DB)

@item NDBS
Non-standard DataBase System (DB)

@item NDC
National Destination Code (MS-ISDN, GSM)

@item NDC
Network Data Collection

@item NDC
Node Data Controller (Zenith)

@item NDCC
Network Data Collection Center

@item NDDL
Neutral Data Definition Language (DDL)

@item NDE
NeWS Development Environment

@item NDI
Network Distributed ISDN [for windows NT] (AVM, ISDN, Windows NT)

@item NDIS
Network Driver Interface Specification (3COM, MS)

@item NDL
Network Database Language (DB, 4GL)

@item NDMP
Network Data Management Protocol

@item NDMS
Netware Distributed Management Services (Novell, Netware)

@item NDP
Numeric Data Processor

@item NDPA
Network Problem Determination Application

@item NDR
Network Data Representation (NCS, DCE)

@item NDR
Network Data Representation service (DCE/RPC)

@item NDR
Non-Destructive Read

@item NDRO
Non-Destructive ReadOut

@item NDS
Netware Directory Services (Novell, Netware)

@item NDS
Network Data System

@item NDT
Net Data Throughput

@item NDT
Newfoundland Daylight Time (TZ, NFT)

@item NDT
Non-Destructive Testing

@item NDU
Network Device Utility

@item NE
Network Element

@item NEA
??? [protocol stack on OSI transport layer]

@item NEAR
National Electronic Accounting and Reporting

@item NEARNET
New England Academic and Research NETwork USA, network, "NEARnet"

@item NEAT
New Enhanced Advanced Technology (AT)

@item NEAT
Novell Easy Administration Tool (Novell, Netware)

@item NEC
National Electrical Code (USA)

@item NEC
Nippon Electronic Corporation manufacturer

@item NED
NASA Extragalactic Database (DB)

@item NEDO
New Energy and industrial technology Development Organization org., Japan

@item NEFS
Network Extensible File System, "NeFS"

@item NEII
National Engineering Information Initiative org., USA

@item NEM
Nothing Else Matters slang, Usenet, IRC

@item NEP
Never-Ending Program

@item NEREN
NEbraska Research and Education Network USA, network

@item NES
News Electronic Service

@item NESPINN
NEurocomputer fuer Spikende Neuronale Netze (TUB)

@item NEST
Netware Embedded Systems Technology (Novell, Netware)

@item NET
Network Entity Title

@item NETBEUI
NETBIOS Extended User Interface (UI)

@item NETBIOS
NETwork Basic Input Output System (IBM, RFC 1001/1002), "NetBIOS"

@item NETBLT
NETwork BLock Transfer (IP)

@item NETCDF
NETwork Common Data Format, "NetCDF"

@item NETDA
NETwork Design and Analysis

@item NETPARS
NETwork Performing Analysis Reporting System

@item NETSS
National Electronic Telecommunication Surveillance System (USA)

@item NEWS
Netware Early Warning System (Novell, Netware)

@item NEWS
Networked Extensible Windowing System (Sun), "NeWS"

@item NEWT
NeWS Terminal, "NeWT"

@item NEXT
NEw eXtended Technology, "NeXT"

@item NFA
Name Field Address (Forth)

@item NFA
Non-determistic Finite-state Automation

@item NFAS
Non Facilities-Associated Signaling (ISDN, PRI)

@item NFR
Near Field Recording [technology]

@item NFS
Network Facilities Services

@item NFS
Network File System (Sun, Unix, RFC 1813)

@item NFSP
Netware File Service Protocol (Novell, Netware)

@item NFT
Network File Transfer (DNA, DEC)

@item NFT
NewFoundland Time [-0330] (TZ, NDT)

@item NGDD
New Generation Desktop Design (Mitsubishi)

@item NGE
Not-Greater-or-Equal

@item NGI
??? [Niederlaendische Informatikgesellschaft] Org., Netherlands

@item NGS
Non-Government Standard (USA)

@item NGSB
Non-Government Standards Body

@item NHRP
[NBMA] Next Hop Resolution Protocol (X.25, ATM, NBMA, IETF)

@item NHSE
National HPCC Software Exchange (USA)

@item NI
Network Interconnect / Interface

@item NI
Normenausschuss Informationsverarbeitungssysteme org., DIN

@item NIA
Network Information Access

@item NIAS
Netware Internet Access Server (Novell, Netware)

@item NIC
Network Information Center Internet, org.

@item NIC
Network Interface Card / Controller

@item NIC
Numeric Intensive Computing

@item NICD
NIckel CaDmium [batterie], "NiCd"

@item NICE
Network Information and Control Exchange (DECNET)

@item NICOL
Network Information Center On-Line

@item NICOLAS
Network Information Center On-Line Aid System

@item NID
Namespace IDentifier (URN)

@item NIDR
Network Information Discover and Retrieval

@item NIDX
Network Intrusion Detection eXpert system (BELLCORE, XPS)

@item NIE
Newton Internet Enabler (Apple, PDA)

@item NIFTP
Network Independent File Transfer Program (FTP)

@item NIHCL
National Institute of Health [c++] Class Library (PD)

@item NII
National Information Infrastructure [program] USA, org.

@item NIIT
National Information Infrastructure Testbed (ISH, USA)

@item NIMH
NIckel Metal Hybrid [batterie], "NiMH"

@item NIMT
National Institute for Management Technology org., Irland

@item NIPT
[international symposium on] New Information Processing Technologies conference, MITI

@item NIR
Network Information Registry / Retrieval

@item NIS
Network Information Service (NSF)

@item NIS
Network Information System (Unix)

@item NISC
Network Information and Support Center

@item NISDN
Narrowband Integrated-Services Digital Network (ISDN), "N-ISDN"

@item NISI
Network Information Services Infrastructure

@item NISO
National Information Standards Organization org., USA

@item NISS
National Information on Software and Services (USA)

@item NISSPAC
NISS Public Access Collections (NISS)

@item NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology org., USA

@item NISYP
Network Information System / Yellow Pages, "NIS/yp"

@item NITF
National Imagery Transmission Format

@item NITOL
Norway-net with IT for Open Learning network

@item NITS
Network Independent Transport Service

@item NIU
Network Interface Unit

@item NIU
North american ISDN Users (USA, ISDN)

@item NIUF
North american ISDN Users Forum USA, user group, ISDN

@item NJC
Nordic Journal of Computing Finland

@item NJE
Network Job Entry (BITNET, RSCS)

@item NJE
Network Job Entry

@item NKS
Network Knowledge Server

@item NKSR
Non-Kernel Security Related (Unix)

@item NL
Network Layer (ISO, OSI)

@item NL
New Line (ASCII)

@item NL
Number Lines (Unix)

@item NLDM
Network Logical Data Manager (IBM)

@item NLE
Not-Less-or-Equal

@item NLM
Netware Loadable Module (Novell, Netware)

@item NLP
Natural Language Processing

@item NLP
Non-Linear Programming

@item NLP
Normal Link Pulse ethernet, LAN

@item NLPID
Network Layer Protocol IDentifier (ATM, OSI)

@item NLQ
Near Letter Quality

@item NLRI
Network Layer Reachability Information

@item NLS
Native Language Support (HP)

@item NLS
Native Language System (OSF)

@item NLS
Network License Server

@item NLSP
Netware Link Services Protocol (Novell, Netware, IPX)

@item NLSP
Network Layer Security Protocol (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC 11557)

@item NLV
National Language Version (IBM, OS/2, ...)

@item NM
Network Management

@item NMA
Network Management Architecture (SNA)

@item NMAA
National Multimedia Association of America org., USA

@item NMC
Network Management Center

@item NMCP
Network Management Protocol

@item NMCS
National Military Command System mil., USA

@item NMEA
National Marine Electronics Association [protocol] org., USA, GPS

@item NMF
Network Management Forum

@item NMI
Non-Maskable Interrupt

@item NML
National Media Laboratory org., USA

@item NML
Network Management Layer (TMN)

@item NMOS
Negative-channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (IC)

@item NMP
Network MODEM Program

@item NMPF
Network Management Productivity Facility (IBM)

@item NMS
Network Management Station / System (Novell, Netware)

@item NMS
Network Monitoring Station

@item NMSU
New Mexico State University org.

@item NMT
Nordic Mobile Telephone (Mobile Systems)

@item NMVT
Network Management Vector Transport

@item NN
Neural Network

@item NNI
Network Node Interface (ATM)

@item NNI
Network to Network Interface

@item NNS
Netware Named Services (Novel, Netware)

@item NNSC
NSF Network Service Center org., NSF

@item NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol (Internet, RFC 977, Usenet)

@item NNX
Network Numbering eXchange

@item NOA
Net On Air (Internet)

@item NOC
Network Operations Center

@item NOCS
Network Operations Center System

@item NODIS
NSSDC Online Data and Information Service (NSSDC)

@item NOI
Node Operator Interface

@item NOMA
National Online Media Association org., USA

@item NORGEN
Network Operations Report GENerator

@item NORMA
NO Remote Memory Access (OSF/1, Multi-Server)

@item NOS
Network Operating System

@item NOTIS
Network Operator Trouble Information System

@item NP
Network Performance

@item NPA
Network Performance Analyzer

@item NPA
Network Printer Alliance (IEEE 1284, IBM, Lexmark, Xerox)

@item NPA
Network Professional Association org., USA

@item NPAC
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center org., USA, HPC

@item NPC
Network Parameter Control

@item NPDA
Network Problem Determination Application (IBM)

@item NPH
No Parse Headers (HTML)

@item NPI
Network Printer Interface

@item NPL
Netscape Public License (Netscape)

@item NPL
Non-Procedural Language

@item NPM
Network Performance Monitor

@item NPMS
Named Pipes / Mail Slots (MS)

@item NPSI
NCP Packet Switching Interface (IBM, NCP)

@item NPSI
Network Protocol Service Interface

@item NPSS
NASA Packet Switch System (NASA)

@item NPTN
National Public Telecomputing Network network, USA

@item NPV
Net Present Value

@item NQS
Network Queuing System

@item NRC
National Research Council org., USA

@item NRCLSE
National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education (USA)

@item NREN
National Research and Education Network USA, network

@item NRFD
Not Ready for Data

@item NRM
Network Resource Management

@item NRN
National Research Network USA, network

@item NRN
No Reply Necessary slang, Usenet

@item NROFF
New Run-OFF (Unix)

@item NRS
Name Registration System

@item NRS
Novell Replication Services (Novell, Netware)

@item NRT
Non-Requesting Terminal

@item NRTVBR
Non-RealTime Variable Bit Rate (VBR, ATM), "nrt-VBR"

@item NRZ
Non-Return-to-Zero [recording]

@item NRZI
Non-Return-to-Zero, Invert to ones [encoding]

@item NS
Name Server (DNS, Unix)

@item NS
National Standard

@item NSA
National Security Agency org., USA

@item NSAI
National Standards Authority of Ireland org., Irland

@item NSAP
Network Service Access Point (OSI, OSI/RM, SAP)

@item NSAPA
Network Service Access Point Address (OSI, NSAP)

@item NSAPI
Netscape Server Application Programmer's Interface (Netscape, WWW, C/S, API)

@item NSB
National Science Board USA, org.

@item NSC
National Security Council org., USA

@item NSC
National SemiConductor manufacturer

@item NSC
Network Service Center

@item NSCA
National institute for Supercomputing Applications

@item NSD
National Security Directive (USA)

@item NSE
Network Support Encyclopedia (Novell)

@item NSEC
Network Switching Engineering Center

@item NSERC
Natural Sciences and Research Council org., USA

@item NSF
National Science Foundation org., USA

@item NSF
Norges StandardiseringsForbund org., Norwegen

@item NSFIP
NextStep Fuer IntelProzessoren, "NSfIP"

@item NSFNET
National Science Foundation NETwork network, USA, Internet, "NSFnet"

@item NSG
Network Services Group

@item NSI
Name Service Independent (DCE/RPC, CDS)

@item NSI
NASA Science Internet NASA, network

@item NSIS
National Schengen Information System SIS, Europe

@item NSN
NASA Science Network USA, network

@item NSP
Native Signal Processing (Intel, CPU)

@item NSP
Network Service Point

@item NSP
Network Service Provider

@item NSP
Network Services Protocol (DNA)

@item NSPMP
Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan

@item NSR
Non-Source Routed

@item NSRD
National Software Reuse Directory (USA)

@item NSS
Namespace Specific String (URN)

@item NSS
Nodal Switching Subsystem (NSFNET)

@item NSSA
Not So Stubby Area (OSPF, RFC 1587)

@item NSSDC
National Space Science Data Center org., USA

@item NST
Newfoundland Standard Time (TZ)

@item NST
North Sumatra Time [+0630] (TZ)

@item NSTAN
NebenSTellenANlagen (Telekom, CBX), "NStAn"

@item NSTC
National Science and Technology Council org., USA

@item NSTL
National Software Testing Lab org., USA

@item NSTS
National Secure Telephone System

@item NT
Netzwerk Terminator, Network Terminator (ISDN)

@item NT
New Technology (MS, OS)

@item NT
Nome Time [-1100] (TZ)

@item NT1
Network Termination [unit] 1 (ISDN)

@item NTAS
NT Advanced Server MS, Windows NT

@item NTC
National Telecommunications Conference conference, USA

@item NTE
Network Terminal Equipment

@item NTFS
[windows] New Technology File System

@item NTIA
National Telecommunications and Information Administration / Agency org., USA

@item NTK
Need-To-Know slang, Usenet, IRC

@item NTK
Newton ToolKit (Apple)

@item NTN
National Telecommunications Network

@item NTO
Network Terminal Option

@item NTP
Network Time Protocol (Internet, RFC 1119/1305)

@item NTS
Network Technical Support

@item NTS
Network Test System

@item NTS2
Network Transport Services /2 (IBM), "NTS/2"

@item NTSA
Netware Telephony Services Architecture

@item NTSC
National Television Standards Committee org., USA

@item NTSC
Never The Same Color slang

@item NTT
Nippon Telephone & Telegraph org., Japan

@item NUA
Network User Address

@item NUI
Network User Identification (Datex-P)

@item NUISSH
Natur- und UmweltInformationsSystem Schleswig-Holstein (UIS), "NUIS-SH"

@item NUMA
Non Uniform Memory Access (SMP)

@item NURB
Non Uniform Rational B-spline

@item NURBS
Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (CAD, Animation)

@item NUS
National University of Singapore org.

@item NUTEK
[National Board for Industrial and Technical Development] org., Schweden

@item NVDM2
NetView Distribution Manager /2 (OS/2, IBM), "NVDM/2"

@item NVN
National Videotex Network USA, network

@item NVP
Network Voice Protocol

@item NVRAM
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)

@item NVS
NachrichtenVermittlungsSystem (INPOL)

@item NVT
Network Virtual Terminal (Telnet, Internet)

@item NWCS
Netware Workstation Compatible Service (Netware, Windows NT)

@item NWIP
NetWare Internet Protocol (Novell, Netware)

@item NWNET
NorthWestern states NETwork network, USA, "NWNet"

@item NYSERNET
New York State Education and Research NETwork network, USA, "NYSERNet"

@item NZCS
New Zealand Computer Society org., Neuseeland

@item NZT
New Zealand Time [+1130] (TZ)

@item NZUSUGI
New Zealand Unix System User Group, Inc. org., Unix, User group

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