@c -*-texinfo-*- @c This is part of the GNU edition of V.E.R.A. @c Copyright (C) 1993/2002 Oliver Heidelbach @c See the file vera.texi for copying conditions. @c @c Syntax: @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 NABTS North American Basic Teletext ? (USA) @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, cryptography) @item NACSIS National Academic Center for Science Information Systems (org., USA) @item NACT Neural Adaptive Control Technology [project] (NN) @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., predecessor), "NAg" @item NAG Network Architecture Group (org.) @item NAG Numerical Algorithms Group (UK, org.), "NAg" @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 NAS Network Attached Storage @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, network) @item NB Nota bene (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC) @item NBAR Network-Based Application Recognition @item NBCD Natural Binary Coded Decimal @item NBDD NetBIOS Datagram Distribution [server] (NETBIOS) @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 NBNS NetBIOS Name Server (NETBIOS) @item NBP Name Binding Protocol (AppleTalk) @item NBS Narrow Band Socket (Intel, Nokia) @item NBS National Bureau of Standards (org., predecessor, 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 NCAM National Center for Accessible Media (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 NCITS National Committee for Information Technology Standards (org., USA) @item NCL Null Convention Logic (CPU) @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 NCOS Non-Concurrent Operating System (OS, UNIVAC 9200, UNIVAC 9300) @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 NCSTRL Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library (WWW) @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, mobile-systems) @item NDC Network Data Collection @item NDC Node Data Controller (Zenith) @item NDCC Network Data Collection Center @item NDD Norton Disk Doctor [software] @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 NDM Normal Disconnected Mode (IRDA, IRLAP, NRM) @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 NEBS Network Equipment Building System @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 (telecommunication-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 NETBT NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NETBIOS, TCP/IP), "NetBT" @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 NFAIS National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (org., USA) @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 1094/1813/3010) @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 Nederlands Genootschap for Informatica (org., Netherlands) @item NGIO Next Generation Input / Output (I/O) @item NGPT Next Generation POSIX Threading (POSIX) @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 NICAM Near-Instantaneously Companded Audio Multiplex (audio) @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 NIDOS NIxdorf Disk Operating System (OS, SNI) @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 NJSZT Neumann Janos SZamitogep-tudomanyi Tarsasag (org., Ungarn) @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 NLB Network Load Balancing (MS, Windows) @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 Native Mode (PARISC, CM) @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 Communication 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 Natural Mapping Language (XPP, MPP) @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 NMPL Netscape/Mozilla Public License (Netscape), "N/MPL" @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 NMU Non-Maintainer Upload (Linux, Debian) @item NMVT Network Management Vector Transport @item NN Neural Network (NN) @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 NNTPS Network News Transfer Protocol - Secured ??? (NNTP, Internet, 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 NOKOS NOKia Open Source license (Nokia) @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 NOSA Netlabs Open Source Archive @item NOSAC Netlabs Open Source Archive Client (NOSA) @item NOTIS Network Operator Trouble Information System @item NOW Network Of Workstations (Cluster) @item NP Network Performance @item NP No Problem (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC) @item NPA Network Performance Analyzer @item NPA Network Printer Alliance (IEEE 1284, IBM, Lexmark, Xerox) @item NPA Network Professional Association (org., USA) @item NPA Numbering Plan Area @item NPAC Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (org., USA, HPC) @item NPC Network Parameter Control @item NPD Network Products Division (Toshiba) @item NPDA Network Problem Determination Application (IBM) @item NPH Non Parse Headers (HTTPD, CGI) @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 NRM Normal Response Mode (IRDA, IRLAP, NDM) @item NRN National Research Network (USA, network) @item NRN No Reply Necessary (telecommunication-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 NSBD Not-So-Bad Distribution (Bell) @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., Norway) @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 Name Service Protocol (DNS) @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 NSPR NetScape Portable Runtime (Netscape, API) @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 NSS Novell Storage System (Novell, Netware) @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 NSTX ??? [protocol] @item NSW National Software Works (OS) @item NT [Windows] New Technology (MS, OS, Windows) @item NT Netzwerk Terminator, Network Terminator (ISDN) @item NT Nome Time [-1100] (TZ) @item NT1 Network Termination [unit] 1 (ISDN) @item NTAS NT Advanced Server (MS, Windows NT) @item NTBA Network Termination for Basic Access (ISDN) @item NTC National Telecommunications Conference (conference, USA) @item NTDS [Windows] NT Directory Services (MS, Windows NT, DS) @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 (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC) @item NTK Newton ToolKit (Apple) @item NTLM [Windows] NT LAN Manager (MS, Windows NT, LAN) @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 NTS New Typesetting System (TeX, DANTE) @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 NTSE [Windows] NT Server / Enterprise edition (MS, Windows NT), "NTS/E" @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., Sweden) @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 NWO NetWork Operator (ETSI, ETSI 201 671) @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) @end table