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- name resolution
The process of translating (resolving) logical host names to network addresses.
- NAT
See Network Address Translation.
- National Computing Security Center (NCSC)
The agency that developed the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) and the Trusted Network Interpretation Environmental Guideline (TNIEG).
- National Security Agency (NSA)
The U.S. government agency responsible for protecting U.S. communications and producing foreign intelligence information. It was established by presidential directive in 1952 as a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense (DoD).
- nbtstat (NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics)
The Windows TCP/IP utility that is used to display NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics. See also ...
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