eSource Technology - design Glossary-N
NetBEUI (Net Bios Extended
User Interface)
An enhanced version of NetBIOS.
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input
Output System)
An application programming interface (API)
with functions for local-area networks (LAN).
Used by DOS and Windows.
Navigate
In web terms: The same as Browse.
Netscape
The browser from the company Netscape. The most popular
browser for many years. Today IE has the lead.
Learn more about browsers in our browser section
Newsgroup
An on-line discussion group (a section on a news
server) dedicated to a particular subject of interest.
News Reader
A computer program that enables you to read (and
post messages) from an Internet newsgroup.
News Server
An Internet server dedicated to the task of serving
Internet newsgroups.
Node
In web terms: A computer connected to the Internet,
most often used to describe a web server.
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