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A shortened term for the Internet.

A combination of the words “net” and “etiquette.” A code of behavior for users of the Internet.

A commercial network operating system available from Novell Inc. offering network resource services across the IPX network protocol.

Any system of interconnected systems. In particular, the system defined by computers connected to the same communications medium in such a way that each can communicate with the other connected computers.

Network File System; a TCP/IP network protocol developed by Sun MicroSystems, Inc., for sharing resources between connected workstations. Originally implemented mostly on Unix systems, NFS implementations are now available for most platforms.

Network information center; an organizational resource devoted to providing information about a network.

Network News Transfer Protocol; a TCP/IP protocol defining the exchange of Usenet news between servers and clients.

Network operations center; an organizational resource devoted to supporting the day-to-day operations of a network.

A device connected to a network; more specifically refers to the network interface itself, so a multihomed host may represent multiple nodes.

A broad term that describes a transaction that did not interchange at the best rate because it was entered manually, was not settled in a timely manner, or the data set required for the best interchange was not provided.

The ability of the recipient to prove who sent a message based on the contents of the message. The quality can derive from the use of a digital signature on the message, which links the sender to the message.

Network operating system; a software product that allows hosts on a LAN to share network resources, including disk storage, programs, and peripherals connected to the LAN.

National Science Foundation; one of the most important organizations involved in development and research in TCP/IP internetworking; NSF funded NSFNET, which ultimately evolved into the Internet backbone.