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NG

Next Generation

NG-PON2

40-Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network 2

NGNSP

Next Generation Network Service Provider

NGO

Non Governmental Organization

NGOSS

1. Next Generation Operation Support System,
2. Next Generation Operations Systems Software.

NGSN

Next Generation Service Network

nibble

Part of a byte, usually half of a byte. [Obsolete]

NIC

1. Abbreviation for network interface card. A network interface device (NID) in the form of a circuit card that is installed in an expansion slot of a computer to provide network access.
Note: Examples of NICs are cards that interface a computer with an Ethernet LAN and cards that interface a computer with an FDDI ring network.
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