NIC
(1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC.(2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. The NIC was a pure Web appliance without disk drives, and the OS, Java Virtual Machine and browser all resided on a CD-ROM. An Internet storage service was required to save files, but bookmarks were saved in flash memory. For e-mail, a Web-based service was required. Co-founded in 2000 by Oracle magnate Larry Ellison, the NIC was a new incarnation of the network computer, but it never caught on. See network computer and Internet appliance.
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| The Linux-based New Internet Computer was a pure Web appliance introduced in 2000 at $199 sans monitor. Without drives, files had to be stored on an Internet storage service. (Image courtesy of The New Internet Computer Company.) |
NIC
Abbr. for “not in the contract.”
noise isolation class (NIC)
A single-number rating derived from measured values of noise reduction between two enclosed spaces that are connected by one or more paths.
| 1. | (networking) | NIC - Network Information Center. | |
| 2. | (hardware) | NIC - Network Interface Card. |
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