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Neet Not in Education, Employment, Training: young adults still living in <strong>the</strong>ir parent's home (UK) (see Kippers , Twixters )<br />
negentropy order level (see entropy )<br />
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association (USA)<br />
Nemawashi Japanese consensus-building to ensure intelligent growth<br />
NEO Near Earth Object (could be a "geocruising " asteroid: risk of a serious damageable impact)(see NEAR)<br />
Neologism Word invented to depict more adequately / precisely a new reality.<br />
! The Global Language Monitor has announced that Web 2.0 has become <strong>the</strong> 1,000,000th English word<br />
! added to <strong>the</strong> codex of fourteen hundred-year-old language (June 10, 2010 at 10:22 am GMT)<br />
! English is currently generating about 14.7 words/day or one every 98 minutes (www.languagemonitor.com)<br />
neo millennial multimedia learning style and model supposed to have emerged as from 1982<br />
NEP New Economic Platform<br />
nerd lonesome person having active intellectual activities. Now is it also applicable to informatics addicted individuals.<br />
nerdspeak technically oriented language. See digispeak , Geekonics , geekspeak , Internetspeak<br />
nerdy characteristic of what goes with nerd . Example: a nerdy tie<br />
Net / NET Network (see NW, WEB)<br />
.net .net domain (see DNS)<br />
NetBook compact PC : originally built for surfing with an 8 to 13" screen (see smart phone )<br />
Netentrepreneur entrepreneur on <strong>the</strong> NET<br />
Netizen citizen of <strong>the</strong> Net<br />
netlag physical side-effects resulting from an excessive netsurf activity. Something resembling <strong>the</strong> jetlag<br />
NET-speak typically related to <strong>the</strong> NET jargon or words. Examples : Intranet, Extranet.<br />
netsurf surfing on <strong>the</strong> net (see netlag )<br />
NetWeaver SAP processes support that collect and transform data within <strong>the</strong> business intelligence (see BI)<br />
Networking action of creating a NW. 2 main NW: (1) social NW (see SNA) in between persons and groups, (2) digital NW (see<br />
social gaming , schmoozing )<br />
Neural NW network of biological neurons or electronic elements simulating <strong>the</strong> neurons activities (see ANN, NI, NN)<br />
Nevertiree person choosing never to retire (possibly coined by Barclay’s Wealth)(see neologism )<br />
Nevertirement see Nevertiree (possibly coined by Barclay’s Wealth)<br />
Nexus One Google phone<br />
NFC Near Field Communication: technology to develop proximity transactions between mobiles and contactless readers<br />
NFS NW File System. Allows files of ano<strong>the</strong>r computer to be accessed and enables communication<br />
between programs on different computers.<br />
NFV Net Future Value (see NPV)<br />
NGDM Next Generation Data Mining (see KM4.0, UKM)<br />
NGG Next Generation Grids (see Grid Computing )<br />
NGN Next Generation Network (sometimes it means New Generation in <strong>the</strong> Telecom domain)(see NGT)<br />
NGNA Next Generation Network Architecture<br />
NGO Non-Governmental Organization (see NPO)<br />
NGOSS Next Generation Operational Systems and Software (OGSS)<br />
NGT Next Generation Technology (see LTE)<br />
NHIN National Health Information Network (USA)(see HHS, EHR)<br />
NHPT Nine-Hole Peg Test (used in clinical assessments)(see PIH)<br />
NI Neuro Informatic (see AI, ANN, AR, Bionics , neural NW , NN …)<br />
nibble a 4 bits unit of information<br />
NIC Network Interface Card<br />
NIC Network Information Center (see ARPANET)<br />
NICE No Inflation Continuous Expansion: <strong>the</strong> pre-2008 crisis period as designated by <strong>the</strong> economists.<br />
NICs Newly Industrializing Countries (see Export lingo , NIE)<br />
NIC3 Numerically Intensive Computing, a 1300 processors super-calculator (Liège, Belgium)<br />
NIDS NW-based Intrusion Detection System (see HIDS, HIPS)<br />
NIE Newly Industrializing Economy (see Export lingo , NICs)<br />
NIH Not Invented Here (could lead to a syndrome: "that thing has no value as it's a NIH stuff "!)(see NOMA)<br />
NIM NW Infrastructure Management<br />
nimby not in my back yard (see pimby )<br />
NINJA No Income No Job or Assets (borrowers without any …): related to <strong>the</strong> desastrous story of <strong>the</strong> "subprimes" crisis<br />
NIPA National Income and Product Accounts (USA)<br />
NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center (USA)<br />
NIR National Inventory Report<br />
NIST National Institute of Standards & Technology. It has selected <strong>the</strong> AES (USA : http://cio.nist.gov/)<br />
NIST-F1 NIST Cesium Fountain atomic clock (see UTC, http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/time-computer.html)<br />
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