ExpertGlossary terms starting with N

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  1. New Drug Application (NDA) Number This six digit number is assigned by FDA staff to each application for approval to market a new drug in the United States.
  2. New Entrant OGE Form 450 You are a new entrant if you did not file an OGE Form 450 or an OGE Form 450-A last year.
  3. New Entrant SF 278 A new entrant filer is a Federal government employee who is required to file an SF 278 when he or she first assumes a position that requires the employee…
  4. New Issue When a stock or bond is offered for sale for the first time, it's considered a new issue.
  5. New Matter Matter (information) that is not present in the original specification, claims or drawings that an applicant attempts to add to a patent application.
  6. New Molecular Entity (NME) A New Molecular Entity is an active ingredient that has never before been marketed in the United States in any form.
  7. new operator The operator used to create instances {instance} of a class.
  8. New Plan As used in connection with the Affordable Care Act: A health plan that is not a grandfathered health plan and therefore subject to all of the reforms in…
  9. New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Federal standards for very large new sources of air pollution.
  10. New Urbanism Neighborhood design trend used to promote community and livability. Characteristics include narrow streets, wide sidewalks, porches, and homes located…
  11. New Use One of the classes of patentable subject matter under U.S. law.
  12. New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) The centralized exchange where CFTC–sanctioned natural gas and electricity futures are traded in the United States.
  13. New York rod A leveling rod marked with narrow lines, ruler-fashion.
  14. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the two securities exchanges operated by the NYSE Group, Inc.
  15. New York Stock Exchange Composite Index This New York Stock Exchange Composite Index measures the performance of the common stocks listed on the NYSE, including those of companies headquartered…
  16. Newb Short for Newbie. See above.
  17. Newbie A term that sometimes means new player. Newbie is also used to suggest that a player is not very good.
  18. Newcastle disease virus (NOO-ka-sul dih-ZEEZ VY-rus) A bird virus that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  19. NEWD Northeastward
  20. Newel The main post at the foot of a stairway or stoop.
  21. NewHoo See the Open Directory Project.
  22. newline The \n character.
  23. newline character A control character that causes the print or display position to move down one line. Some systems require more than one character.
  24. Newly Acquired Numbers "Newly acquired numbers" are those that have been activated within the LERG Routing Guide, and thus are available for assignment, within the preceding 90…
  25. news cache A NetCache appliance configured to accept news requests from clients and to fetch requested news data from a news server or another NetCache appliance…
  26. news client Synonym newsreader.
  27. news server A server on a network that stores, organizes, and distributes messages for selected newsgroups. [2382-pt.35]
  28. newsfeed The periodic transfer of newly posted newsgroup articles from one NNTP server to another using the NNTP protocol.
  29. newsgroup An online discussion group that users with news readers can participate in. An IBM® Lotus® Domino™ NNTP server can store USENET newsgroups, public…
  30. newsreader A client application that runs the NNTP protocol and is used to select, view, create, sort, and print USENET and private newsgroup articles.
  31. Newton A force which, when applied to a body having a mass of one kilogram, gives it an acceleration of one meter per second squared.
  32. Nexavar (NEK-suh-var) A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
  33. Nexium (NEK-see-um) A drug that blocks acid from being made in the stomach. It is used to treat acid reflux disease and to prevent certain types of…
  34. NEXRAD NEXt Generation RADar. A NWS network of about 140 Doppler radars operating nationwide.
  35. NF Abbreviation for noise figure.
  36. NF1 A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas not exposed to the sun, tumors on the nerves, and…
  37. NF2 A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and balance.
  38. NFL New Foreign Launch.
  39. NFMA See National Forest Management Act.
  40. NFS Network File System, which allows you to mount a remote filesystem as if it were local.
  41. NFS (Networked File System) A Networked File System is a mountable networked file system.
  42. NFT Abbreviation for nutrient film technique.
  43. NG National Guard.
  44. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine An amino acid derivative used to counteract high blood pressure caused by interleukin-2.
  45. NGM The Nested Grid Model, a 48-hour numerical model of the atmosphere run twice daily by NCEP.
  46. NGR See Net gross receipts (NGR)
  47. NGR-TNF A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is made by linking tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to a peptide.
  48. NGT Night
  49. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability.
  50. NHA Next-Higher Assembly.
  51. NHC National Hurricane Center - one of three branches of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC).
  52. NHL Any of a large group of cancers of the immune system. NHLs can occur at any age and are often marked by enlarged lymph nodes, fever, and weight loss.
  53. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology.
  54. NHOP (National Hurricane Operations Plan) - The NHOP is issued annually by the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research.
  55. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA.
  56. NI See National income (NI)
  57. niacinamide A vitamin being studied to increase the effect of radiation therapy on tumor cells. Also called nicotinamide.
  58. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group.
  59. Nibble A 4 Bit aggregation - or half an octet.
  60. NIC National Intelligence Council.
  61. NIC (Network Interface Card) Interface cards designed to transfer packetized file level data among PCs, servers and storage devices.
  62. Niche Organisms role, or job, in the ecosystem in which it lives.
  63. nick To break (or a break in) a phosphodiester bond in one of the strands of a double-stranded DNA molecule.
  64. Nick translation A procedure for making a DNA probe in which a DNA fragment is treated with DNase to produce single-stranded nicks, followed by incorporation of…
  65. nicked circle During the extraction of plasmid DNA from a bacterial cell, one strand of the DNA often becomes nicked.
  66. Nicked circle (relaxed circle) During extraction of plasmid DNA from the bacterial cell, one strand of the DNA becomes nicked.
  67. Nickel (NIK-ul): A kind of metal found in soil and often used in alloys and in industry.
  68. nicotinamide A vitamin being studied to increase the effect of radiation therapy on tumor cells.
  69. nicotine (NIH-kuh-TEEN) An addictive, poisonous chemical found in tobacco. It can also be made in the laboratory.
  70. nicotine gum (NIH-kuh-TEEN…) A chewing gum that contains a small dose of nicotine, which enters the blood by being absorbed through the lining of the mouth.
  71. nicotine inhaler (NIH-kuh-TEEN in-HAY-ler) A device used to inhale (breathe in) small doses of nicotine through the mouth.
  72. nicotine lozenge (NIH-kuh-TEEN LAH-zinj) A hard candy-like tablet that contains a small dose of nicotine.
  73. nicotine nasal spray (NIH-kuh-TEEN NAY-zul…) A nose spray that contains a small dose of nicotine, which enters the blood by being absorbed through the lining of the…
  74. nicotine patch (NIH-kuh-TEEN...) A patch that sticks on the skin and contains a small dose of nicotine, which enters the blood by being absorbed through the skin.
  75. nicotine replacement therapy (NIH-kuh-TEEN rih-PLAYS-munt THAYR-uh-pee) A type of treatment that uses special products to give small, steady doses of nicotine to help stop cravings…
  76. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term).
  77. NIE National Intelligence Estimate.
  78. Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC) A disease that causes progressive deterioration of the nervous system by blocking movement of cholesterol within cells.
  79. Nieve Penitente A spike or pillar of compacted snow, firn or glacier ice, caused by differential melting and evaporation.
  80. nif gene cluster Group of bacterial genes responsible for the biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen.
  81. Night The period of the day between dusk and dawn.
  82. night crawler A common type of worm used in fishing.
  83. night-fisherman An angler who fishes at night.
  84. Night-sky impact An interference with enjoyment of dark night skies resulting from light pollution.
  85. Nighttime mean rural background level Nighttime (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.) average sound level in the rural environment, from all sources, rather than a particular noise that is of interest.
  86. NIH A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities…
  87. NII National Information Infrastructure.
  88. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force.
  89. Nikkei Stock Average The Nikkei Stock Average, sometimes call the Nikkei Index or simply the Nikkei, is a price-weighted index of 225 blue chip stocks traded on the Tokyo…
  90. NIL Nothing; of no account.
  91. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven.
  92. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System.
  93. nilotinib (ny-LOH-tih-nib) A drug used to treat certain types of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
  94. nilutamide (ny-LOO-tuh-mide) A drug that blocks the effects of male hormones in the body. It is a type of antiandrogen.
  95. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. 199
  96. Nimbostratus (abbrev. NS)- A cloud of the class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude…
  97. nimodipine Belongs to a family of drugs called calcium channel blockers. It is being investigated for use with anticancer drugs to prevent or overcome drug…
  98. nimotuzumab (ny-moh-TOO-zoo-mab) A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
  99. nimustine (NY-mus-tine) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called nitrosoureas.
  100. nine-hundred (900) service A telephone service via which the caller may access information on a charge-per-call or charge-per-time basis.