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| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technologies |
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| Negative File |
Selection of identifiers and conditions to be treated as exceptions. |
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| Network |
Generally a set of entities connected by links. In the context
of computers a set of computing systems connected by data communication
links via which they communicate and cooperate. |
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| Network Architecture |
The organization of computer and communications systems which
supports communication and cooperation between them. |
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| Network Control Program |
A program that controls data transfer in a computer network. |
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| Network Management Message |
In a payment system, any message used to monitor or control
the operation of an intermediate network facility. |
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| Nibble |
Four (4) bits. |
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| NMOS |
N-channel metal oxide semi conductor. A chip fabrication technology
requiring moderate performance and moderate power. |
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| Node |
Generally an entity connected to other entities by one or more
links in a network. |
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| Non-bank |
In a payment system, a financial institution not offering retail
banking services. |
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| Non-contact Card |
An integrated circuit card in which the electrical coupling
between the electronic elements in the card and the external interface
device does not involve external physical contacts. The coupling
may be by inductive or capacitive means. |
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| Non-discrimination |
A principle under which a card acceptor agrees to charge the
same price to a customer regardless of the payment instrument the
customer offers. |
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| Non-interactive Message |
A message transmitted after a transaction has taken place and
to which response is not urgent. |
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| Non-Replenishable Card |
A prepayment card that cannot have value reinstated. |
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| Non-volatile Memory |
Computer memory which does not lose its contents when external
power is removed. |
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| Nonvolatile Memory |
A semiconductor memory that retains its content when power is
removed. |
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