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name server |
See domain name server.
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net it out |
v. To précis. A term used by some managers to denote a strong desire to bypass understanding of a proposed solution in favor of a simplistic quantification (as in: "Net it out for me.").
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net-net |
v. To summarize a 3,000-word presentation into less than 20 words (as in: "I need it net-net.").
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network |
1. n. An arrangement of nodes and connecting branches. 2. n. A configuration of data processing devices and software connected for information interchange. 3. n. A group of nodes and the links interconnecting them.
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network adapter |
n. A physical device, and its associated software, that enables a processor or controller to be connected to a network.
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network administrator |
n. A person who manages the use and maintenance of a network.
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network architecture |
n. The logical structure and operating principles (related to services, functions, and protocols, for example) of a computer network.
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network common carrier |
n. Any organization that offers packet-switched data networks to the general public.
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network computing |
n. The use of a scalable distributed computing infrastructure that encompasses the key elements of today's networking technologies, such as systems and network management; the Internet and intranets; clients and servers; application programs; databases;
transaction processing; and various operating systems and communication protocols.
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network congestion |
n. An undesirable overload condition caused by traffic in excess of what a network can handle.
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network controller |
n. A concentrator and protocol converter used with SDLC links. By converting protocols, which manage the way data is sent and received, the IBM 3710 Network Controller allows the use of non-SNA devices with an SNA host processor.
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network management |
n. The process of planning, organizing, and controlling a communication-oriented data processing or information system.
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network operator |
1. n. A person who controls the operation of all or part of a network. 2. n. In a multiple-domain network, a person or program responsible for controlling all domains.
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network operator console |
n. A system console or terminal in the network from which an operator controls the network.
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nice to have |
n. A good idea but not absolutely necessary.
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nit |
1. n. A task, such as improving the user interface to a program, that has not yet been done and should be easy to do. 2. n. A minor error that is easily fixed.
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node [1] |
1. n. In a network, a point at which one or more functional units connect channels or data circuits. 2. n. In network topology, the point at the end of a branch. 3. n. The representation of a state or event by means of a point on a diagram. 4. n. In tree structure, a point at which subordinate items of data originate.
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node [2] |
5. n. Any device, attached to a network, that transmits and receives data. 6. n. An endpoint of a link or a junction common to two or more links in a network. Nodes can be processors, communication controllers, cluster controllers, or terminals. Nodes can vary in routing and other functional capabilities. 7. n. In VTAM, a point in a network defined by a symbolic name.
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non-concur |
v. To formally state that one will not support the action (such as a product announcement) of another group. The ultimate threat. Grown men have been seen to cry when threatened with this.
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noodle |
v. To think or ponder. This verb sometimes is used as a synonym for wordsmith (see).
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note |
n. e-mail correspondence in IBM (originally a "PROFS note"; now a Lotus Note).
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nums |
n. Short for "numbers" (as in: "To make the nums" or achieve quota or a quantitative goal).
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Nways family |
n. A group of IBM switched networking hardware products plus associated software.
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