Network Information Center

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.

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

(Network Information Center) An electronic site where users can hunt down information about specific capabilities of a network. NICs are customarily maintained by regional networks and by institutions. The US national NIC is backed financially by the National Science Foundation, and is called the InterNIC .