ExpertGlossary terms starting with N

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  1. North Atlantic Oscillation (Abbrev. NAO) - the NAO is a large-scale fluctuation in atmospheric pressure between the subtropical high pressure system located near the Azores in the…
  2. North Dakota Insurance Guaranty Fund A fund that pays an insurer's claims when the company is insolvent. All North Dakota licensed automobile insurance companies belong to the North Dakota…
  3. North Pacific High A semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Pacific Ocean.
  4. North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site The third ARM research site, the NSA locale has is located in Barrow, Alaska. Its polar regions are predicted to undergo the largest warming in response…
  5. North Wall The north side boundary of the Gulf Stream generally extending northeast from Cape Hatteras where the Gulf Stream turns northeast.
  6. NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO).
  7. NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE
  8. Northern blot A technique analogous to Southern blotting, but involving the transfer of RNA from an to a membrane, prior to probing.
  9. Northern blotting See Northern hybridization.
  10. Northern hybridization (Northern blotting). A procedure in which RNA fragments are transferred from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter, where the RNA is then hybridized…
  11. Northern Lights Common name for Aurora Borealis; the luminous, radiant emission from the upper atmosphere over middle and high latitudes, and centred around the earth's…
  12. NOS Network Operating System.
  13. NOS (Network Operating System) See Operating System.
  14. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC.
  15. Nosocomial Originating or taking place in a hospital
  16. Not Automatically Protected There are several types of Federal benefits that are not automatically protected under 31CFR 212: Federal benefits received by check rather than direct…
  17. Not Yet Accredited (Health Plan) A plan that hasn't been given a "seal of approval" by an independent company to show it meets national quality standards for health plans.
  18. Not-for-profit A not-for-profit organization pays taxes and may make a profit, but those profits are not distributed to its owners or members.
  19. not-ready condition At the data terminal equipment/data circuit-terminating equipment (DTE/DCE) interface, a steady-state condition that indicates that the DCE is not ready…
  20. Nota Note; take notice.
  21. Nota bene (Abbr. NB) Note well.
  22. Notarization 1. A method of changing a key-enciphering key so as to confirm the identities of the originator and the ultimate recipient. [After X9.8] 2.
  23. Notary Public A person who serves as a public official and certifies the authenticity of required signatures on a document by signing and stamping the document.
  24. notation A mechanism for defining a data format for a non-XML document referenced as an unparsed entity. This is a holdover from SGML.
  25. notch In a relatively wide band of frequencies, not necessarily of uniform amplitude, a narrow band of frequencies having relatively low amplitudes.
  26. notched filter Synonym band-stop filter.
  27. notched noise Noise from which a narrow band of frequencies has been removed. Note: Notched noise is usually used for testing devices or circuits.
  28. Note A note is a debt security that promises to pay interest during the term that the issuer has use of the money, and to repay the principal on or before the…
  29. note header A note header is a structure that contains, among other things, the note's originator ID (OID), which includes the note's universal ID (UNID); the note…
  30. note ID A 4-byte value that is assigned to a note when the note is first created. Note IDs are stored in the record relocation vector table, which maps a note's…
  31. Note Rate The interest rate stated on a mortgage note, or other loan agreement.
  32. Notes the documentation of procedures, standards, control and instruments used, observations made, results of tests performed, charts, graphs, photographs…
  33. Notes application A file or files that contain both a set of documents and a copy of the design elements that control the creation and modification of those documents.
  34. Notes client Client software that allows users to access Notes applications on a Domino server, send mail, and browse the Web.
  35. Notes database a single file with the NSF extension that physically contains both a set of documents and a copy of the application design elements that control the…
  36. Notes file In Lotus Notes, a file with the extension NSF that contain the data for an application.
  37. NOTES.INI A settings file that includes installation choices, server console commands, and setup selections.
  38. Notes/FX a technology that lets desktop applications and Notes share data fields.
  39. Notice Notice refers to two requirements. A copy of the LCA Form ETA 9035 must be given to each H-1B worker.
  40. notice (also marking) Placing the word "patent" with the patent number on articles made by the patentee or a licensee.
  41. notice of abandonment a written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending.
  42. Notice of Action (Form I-797) A DHS, USCIS immigration form that says that USCIS has received a petition you submitted, taken action, approved a petition or denied a petition.
  43. notice of allowability a notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance -- see MPEP 1302.03 Notice of Allowability for more
  44. notice of allowance NOA - a written notification from the USPTO that a specific mark has survived the opposition period following publication in the Official Gazette, and has…
  45. notice of allowance and fees due NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee (and possibly a…
  46. Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due A notice by the USPTO that the application has been placed in a condition for allowance and that the issue fee must be paid within three months of the…
  47. Notice of Appeal A document filed in the trial court that informs the trial court that the party intends to appeal the lower court’s decision.
  48. Notice of Compliance A letter or notice from LPC that certifies that completed work complies with a permit
  49. Notice of Default A formal written notice to a borrower that there is a default on a loan and that legal action is possible.
  50. Notice of Election One of various election-related notices; intended to inform the voting public about an upcoming election.
  51. notice of publication a written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette.
  52. notice of references cited also known as a PTO-892 form. A list of relevant references cited by a patent examiner in an Office action.
  53. Notice of Violation A notice from the Landmarks Preservation Commission that work on a landmark site or within an historic district was performed without a permit or was not…
  54. Notice to creditors A notice given by the bankruptcy court to all creditors of a meeting of creditors.
  55. Notification The third of five Early Warning System components consisting of communicating alerts and warnings about an emergency condition at a dam to appropriate…
  56. Notional Principal Amount The proposed amount which interest rate swap payments are based but generally not paid or received by either party.
  57. Notochord Forms the axial skeleton in embryos of all chordates. In vertebrates, it is replaced partially or completely by vertebrae.
  58. Nought Usually referring to the first value in a range, and denoted by a subscript, "0".
  59. Noun Phrase Extraction Noun Phrase Extraction implies that phrases like "competitive advantage", "key driver" and "sellers market" can be extracted and annotated to a document…
  60. Novantrone A drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple…
  61. novelty New; not anticipated by (taught by) the prior art. MPEP 2131.
  62. novobiocin An antibiotic drug used to treat infection.
  63. NOW NetApp On the Web. The secure customer service Web site for Network Appliance.
  64. Nowcast A short-term weather forecast, generally out to six hours or less. This is also called a Short Term Forecast.
  65. NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP) An ozone season cap-and-trade program intended to help states meet their NOx state implementation plan (SIP) required reductions.
  66. NOx State Implementation Plan (SIP) Building upon analyses done by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG), this rule was finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1998.
  67. Noxious weeds Those plants regulated by law or those that are so difficult to control that early detection is important.
  68. Np Abbreviation for neper.
  69. NPA Abbreviation for numbering plan area.
  70. NPA Code Relief NPA code relief refers to an activity that must be performed when and NPA nears exhaust of its 792 NXX capacity.
  71. NPA Relief Date The date by which the NPA is introduced and routing of normal commercial traffic begins.
  72. NPB Neutral Particle Beam.
  73. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment.
  74. NPC This is a non player-controlled character. The characters are controlled by the server or realm. A "computer" character.
  75. NPG Nuclear Planning Group.
  76. NPI New Program Integration.
  77. NPL Non Patent Literature -- documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant…
  78. Nplate (EN-playt) A drug used to treat patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who do not get better with other forms of treatment.
  79. NPO A Latin abbreviation for "nothing by mouth."
  80. NPR National Performance Review.
  81. NPS The Microsoft implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server and proxy.
  82. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  83. npt-II Abbreviation for neomycin phosphotransferase II.
  84. NR Near
  85. NR-LU-10 antigen A protein found on the surface of some cancers.
  86. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA.
  87. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation.
  88. NREL The National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  89. NREN National Research and Education Network.
  90. NRI Abbreviation for net radio interface.
  91. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.
  92. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis.
  93. NRN Northern
  94. NRN (non-read notification) A notice that a message was deleted before it was read. [Exchange 5.5]
  95. NRO National Reconnaissance Office.
  96. NRPC (Notes remote procedure call) The architectural layer of Lotus Notes® that is used for all Notes-to-Notes communication.
  97. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee.
  98. NRT Near Real Time.
  99. NRW Narrow
  100. NRZ Abbreviation for non-return-to-zero.