NIC

Any office that handles information for a network (for example: the InterNIC ).

The abbreviation for Network Information Center, NIC is an organization responsible for supplying information for component networks that comprise the Internet.

The Network Interface Card is a circuit board that is installed in the file server and workstations that make up the network. It allows the hardware in the network to send and receive data.

(Networked Information Center) -- Generally, any office that handles information for a network. The most famous of these on the Internet is the InterNIC, which is where new domain names are registered. Another definition: NIC also refers to Network Interface Card which plugs into a computer and adapts the network interface to the appropriate standard. ISA, PCI, and PCMCIA cards are all examples of NICs.

See: Network Information Center

A NIC provides information, assistance and services to network users. See also: Network Operations Center.

-Acronym for Network Interface Card,for example,an ethernet card in a network.-Acronym for Network Information Center the location where all the data is organised for a certain network.