All visitors are logged and counted. Click on this icon to view the visitor-statistics. The grand encyclopedia of computer terminology This encyclopedia is compiled by produkties.uithuizen.net This explains the most common computerterms which you can encounter. This list was compiled from several sources. It does not explain HTML commands in detail because for this purpose another encyclopedia is available.The most recent update of this document can be found at: http://www.uithuizen.net/encyclopedia/terms.php Choose a list of terms you want to see .A-.Z   0-9   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L    M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z Type a term you want to search for: and You want more information? Well click on these links: Random House Personal Computer Dictionary n      N   NVRAM 82 items available in this category N Negative Flag. A processor status flag that indicates a negative result. Nagware Nagware is a variant of shareware. The software may be used for free but the user sees regularly a request to register the software. NALDEM Known spyware or adware. NaN Acronym of Not a Number. In the IEEE floating-point standard, refers to indefinite numbers (numbers that would result from dividing 0 by 0). NARAT.A Known spyware or adware. NavExcel Known spyware or adware. NAVIDAD Known spyware or adware. NavPass Known spyware or adware. Navstar GPS Acronym of NAVigation System with Timing And Ranging Global Positioning System. NAVU Known spyware or adware. NC Net(work) pc. A minimal equipped pc without devices and only usuable as workstation in a LAN or WAN. NCase Known spyware or adware. NCB network Control Block. A network Control Block used to pass requests to NetBIOS and receive status information from the NetBIOS handler. NCP network Control protocol. Internal protocol that monitors the reliability of a network. NEGASMS.A Known spyware or adware. NEODURK Known spyware or adware. nerd Expert and authority of great honour or someone thinks he/she is. Also used as offensive word in the meaning of an individual who is obsessed with science, math and/or technology and commonly has very little or no social skills. See also nitwit. NERTE Known spyware or adware. NETBIOS Acronym of network Basic Input Output System. The NETBIOS was introduced at the same time IBM announced the PC network in 1984. NETBIOS, now distributed as a memory resident program, is a complete replacement for the original ROM versions. NETBUS Known spyware or adware. NETCONF Known spyware or adware. NETCONTROL Known spyware or adware. NETDEV.B Known spyware or adware. NETDEVIL Known spyware or adware. NETDEVIL.14 Known spyware or adware. NETDEVIL.15 Known spyware or adware. NETDEVIL.B Known spyware or adware. NETDEX-A Known spyware or adware. Netguarder Web Cleaner Known spyware or adware. Netiquette The etiquette on the Internet. Netizen An inhabitant of the independent Internet state. NETLIP Known spyware or adware. NetNucleus Known spyware or adware. NetNucleus/Mirar webband Known spyware or adware. Netobserve Known spyware or adware. NetOptimizer.B Known spyware or adware. NetPal Known spyware or adware. NetPal/PrizePopper Known spyware or adware. NetRatings Known spyware or adware. NetReach Known spyware or adware. Netropa Internet Receiver Known spyware or adware. Netsetter Known spyware or adware. NETSKY Known spyware or adware. NETSKY.C Known spyware or adware. NETSPY Known spyware or adware. Netster Smart Browse Toolbar Known spyware or adware. NetVizor Known spyware or adware. network A series of with each other connected computers that use special software, which enables them to share data files and devices. Network Essentials.ScBar Known spyware or adware. NetworkEssentials Known spyware or adware. Netzip Smart Downloader Known spyware or adware. New Toolbar is for the Dogs Known spyware or adware. NewDotNet Known spyware or adware. Newsgroup The name for discussion groups on USENET. newsreader a program for reading, writing and replying of messages from Usenet. NewtonKnows Known spyware or adware. nibble Four bits, or half a byte. NIBU Known spyware or adware. NIC network Interface Card. NICHELLO-A Known spyware or adware. NIKLAS Known spyware or adware. NIOVADOOR Known spyware or adware. nitwit Someone with little knowledge and experience. See also nerd NJStar Asian Explorer Known spyware or adware. NL Acronym of New-Line character. NLQ Short for Near Letter Quality. A dot matrix printing mode where the characters resemble typewritten, or letter-quality, characters. NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt. An interrupt which can not be disabled by clearing the CPU´s interrupt enable flag, unlike most normal interrupts. Non-maskable interrupts are typically used to signal calamities which require immediate action, such as a hardware failure or eminent loss of power. NNTP network News Transport Protocol node A point where hardware is connected to transmission lines. noise 1) Unidentifiable marks on an image or on the screen. 2) Audio or video pollution that interferes with the clarity of the sound or image signal being transmitted. 3) Irrelevant commentary on newsgroup. Noptify Known spyware or adware. NOS Acronym of network Operating System. A NOS is the software necessary to integrate the many components of a network into a single system to which an end-user may have access. notebook see laptop. NowBox Known spyware or adware. NPBH.dll Known spyware or adware. NProtect Known spyware or adware. NSCA Acronym of National Center for Supercomputing Applications. NSP Acronym of network Service Provider. Refers to the owner of the network. The service provider may be a different organization. NTSC Acronym of National Television Systems Committee; an industrial organisation that has determined the standard for color television in America (525 horizontal lines per frame and 30 frames per second using interlaced-scan-technology). NUFFY.A Known spyware or adware. NUL NULl character. NVRAM Acronym of Non-Volatile RAM. Memory which can be modified like normal RAM but does not lose its contents when the system´s power is turned off. This memory may be powered by a battery when the system power is off, or it may be a type of memory which does not need electricity to maintain its contents, such as EEPROM or bubble memory. This encyclopedia is for informational purposes only. All (registered) trademarks mentioned are property of their respective owners. No infringement of third party rights intended. The author cannot garantuee that the information presented is complete or that it contains no errors.