ExpertGlossary terms starting with N

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  1. "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) NIMBY is an acronym for the "Not in my backyard" sentiment that exists among some people who do not want any type of change in their neighborhood.
  2. N North
  3. N-acetyl-L-cysteine A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse the toxicity of high doses of acetaminophen.
  4. N-acetylcysteine A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse the toxicity of high doses of acetaminophen.
  5. N-acetyldinaline A substance that is being studied as an anticancer drug in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Also called CI-994.
  6. N-benzoyl-staurosporine (...BEN-zoyl-STAW-ruh-SPOR-een) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of leukemia.
  7. N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine A substance that is used in cancer research to cause bladder tumors in laboratory animals.
  8. n-gram segmentation A method of analysis that considers overlapping sequences of a given number of characters as a single word rather than using blank space to delimit words…
  9. N-Type Semiconductor A semiconductor produced by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with an electron-donor impurity (e.g., phosphorous in silicon).
  10. N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available.
  11. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander.
  12. N00b An incredibly uncool way to say newb. Don't use it.
  13. N1 Sun's architecture for the next -generation data center. The architecture is designed to make the entire data center behave as a single, unified system.
  14. NA Abbreviation for numerical aperture.
  15. NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare.
  16. NAAQS See National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  17. Nacelle The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.
  18. NaCl Chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride (table salt).
  19. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency.
  20. Nacreous Clouds Clouds of unknown composition that have a soft, pearly luster and that form at altitudes about 25 to 30 km above the Earth's surface.
  21. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda.
  22. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction.
  23. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda.
  24. NAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier).
  25. NADC Naval Air Development Center.
  26. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment.
  27. NADIR The point on any given observer's celestial sphere diametrically opposite of one's zenith.
  28. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive.
  29. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility.
  30. NAI Named Areas of Interest.
  31. NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
  32. NAICS See North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  33. nailed-up circuit Deprecated term. See dedicated circuit, permanent virtual circuit.
  34. NAK Acronym for negative-acknowledge character.
  35. NAK attack In communications security systems, a security penetration technique that makes use of the negative-acknowledge transmission-control character and…
  36. naked bud A bud not protected by bud scales.
  37. Naked option When you write, or sell, a call option but don't own the underlying instrument, such as a stock in the case of an equity option, the option is described…
  38. naloxone A substance that is being studied as a treatment for constipation caused by narcotic medications.
  39. naltrexone (nal-TREK-sone) A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain).
  40. naltrexone hydrochloride (nal-TREK-sone HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain).
  41. NAM The operational North American Meso (NAM, formerly Eta) is run four times per day (00,06,12,18Z), all cycles run to 84-h.
  42. Name & Address Book Now called the Domino Directory or Personal Address Book.
  43. Name Plate A metal tag attached to a machine or appliance that contains information such as brand name, serial number, voltage, power ratings under specified…
  44. Name plate capacity Equipment rating as required by the purchaser.
  45. Name resolution The process of translating a name into some object or information that the name represents.
  46. name server A network server that provides a directory service. See also "DNS," "NIS," and "WINS."
  47. Name value-pairs In a search context, name value-pairs are raw data that is normalized into a structured "tree" of information.
  48. Name-brand Drug A drug sold under a name-brand, and covered by original patents (for example, the name brand for hydrocodone is "Vicodin®").
  49. NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency.
  50. Named A special monster that is usually stronger than surrounding monsters with possible special abilities and item drops.
  51. Named driver exclusion An endorsement that provides that a policy does not cover accidents when a specifically named person is the driver.
  52. Named driver policy An automobile insurance policy that doesn't provide coverage for an individual residing in a named insured ’s household specifically unless the…
  53. named element A specific design element in an IBM® Lotus® Notes® application -- for example, a view or folder.
  54. Named perils Specific events covered by a policy, such as fire, windstorm, and theft.
  55. Named perils policy A named perils policy is a standard homeowners insurance policy that offers limited protection for damage from fire and theft and other hazards specified…
  56. named pipe A "pipe" with a name embedded in the "filesystem" so that it can be accessed by two unrelated processes.
  57. named style A collection of styles that you can apply to data in a file. Styles stored in a named style can include number format, typeface, type size, underlining…
  58. Namenda (nuh-MEN-duh) A drug used to treat dementia caused by Alzheimer disease. It is also being studied in the treatment of side effects from whole-brain…
  59. Nameplate Power generation capacity of a generator that can be guaranteed under continuous operation.
  60. Nameplate rating The maximum power-generating capacity of a generator or power-generating facility.
  61. namespace A prefix applied to URIs, URNs, and XML entities to prevent naming conflicts.
  62. Naming Authority An organizational entity responsible for assigning distinguished names (DNs) and for assuring that each DN is meaningful and unique within its domain.
  63. naming context A set of associations between unique, atomic, people-friendly identifiers and objects.
  64. naming environment A mechanism that allows a component to be customized without the need to access or change the component's source code.
  65. nanogram A measure of weight. One nanogram weighs a billion times less than one gram, and almost a trillion-times less than a pound.
  66. Nanometer (millimicron) One millionth of a millimeter.
  67. nanoparticle paclitaxel (NAH-no-PAR-tih-kil PAK-lih-TAK-sil) A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy.
  68. nanotechnology (NA-noh-tek-NAH-luh-jee) The field of research that deals with the engineering and creation of things from materials that are less than 100 nanometers…
  69. Nanotesla (nT) A unit of magnetism equal to 10-9 tesla, equivalent to a gamma (10-5 gauss).
  70. NANP Area Consists of the United States, Canada and the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman…
  71. NANPA (North American Numbering Plan Administration) NANPA holds overall responsibility for the neutral administration of NANP numbering resources, subject to directives from regulatory authorities in the…
  72. NAO North Atlantic Oscillation - the NAO is a large-scale fluctuation in atmospheric pressure between the subtropical high pressure system located near the…
  73. NAO Index This index measures the anomalies in sea level pressure between the Icelandic low pressure system and the Azores high pressure system in the North…
  74. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP).
  75. NAP NDS Augmentation Package.
  76. NAP agent A client-side service that collects and manages health information. The NAP agent mediates communication of client health status between installed system…
  77. NAP client A computer that supports the NAP platform and can provide statements of health (SoHs) to a network access device.
  78. NAP EC A component in a NAP client architecture that integrates with network access technologies, such as DHCP, VPN, 802.1X, IPsec, and TS Gateway.
  79. NAP enforcement client A component in a NAP client architecture that integrates with network access technologies, such as DHCP, VPN, 802.1X, IPsec, and TS Gateway.
  80. NAP enforcement point A server or network access device that uses NAP or can be used with NAP to require the evaluation of a NAP client’s health state and provide…
  81. NAP enforcement server A component of the NAP architecture that enforces restricted network access for noncompliant NAP clients.
  82. NAP EP A server or network access device that uses NAP or can be used with NAP to require the evaluation of a NAP client’s health state and provide…
  83. NAP ES A component of the NAP architecture that enforces restricted network access for noncompliant NAP clients.
  84. NAP health policy server A server running NPS that evaluates NAP client health status. The NAP health policy server uses health policies and network policies to evaluate…
  85. Naphtha A generic term applied to a petroleum fraction with an approximate boiling range between 122 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  86. Naprosyn (NA-proh-sin) A drug used to treat mild pain and the symptoms of arthritis and several other conditions.
  87. naproxen (nuh-PROK-sen) A drug used to treat mild pain and the symptoms of arthritis and several other conditions.
  88. NARA The abbreviation for National Archives and Records Administration.
  89. Narcolepsy A disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep.
  90. narcotic (nar-KAH-tik) An agent that causes insensibility or stupor. It usually refers to an opioid given to relieve pain.
  91. nares The nostrils of fish.
  92. Naropin (nah-ROH-pin) A drug used to control pain and to cause a temporary loss of feeling in one part of the body, during and after surgery.
  93. narrative traffic Traffic consisting of plain or encrypted messages written in a natural language and transmitted in accordance with standard formats and procedures.
  94. narrow-host-range plasmid A plasmid that can replicate in one, or at most a few, different bacterial species.
  95. narrow-sense heritability The proportion of the phenotypic variance that is due to variation in breeding values; the proportion of the phenotypic variance that is due to additive…
  96. narrowband modem A modem whose modulated output signal has an essential frequency spectrum that is limited to that which can be wholly contained within, and faithfully…
  97. narrowband radio voice frequency (NBRVF) In narrowband radio, the nominal 3-kHz bandwidth allocated for single channel radio that provides a transmission path for analog and quasi-analog signals.
  98. narrowband signal Any analog signal or analog representation of a digital signal whose essential spectral content is limited to that which can be contained within a voice…
  99. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station.
  100. NAS (Network Attached Storage) NAS provides storage resources to servers and workstations over a shared or dedicated network.