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Net Primary Productivity: Total primary production, minus the amount consumed in respiration

Netminder: The goaltender.

Netiquette: Short for network etiquette, the code of conduct regarding acceptable online behavior.

Neti Kriya : Another shatkarma (cleansing technique) - involves cleaning of the nasal passages or sinus irrigation; jala neti forms a part of the various neti kriyas.

NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI): A networking protocol used primarily with Windows NT and suited to small peer-to-peer networks.

Netscape: Originally a company that created a popular web browser by the same name, Netscape is now a social news site similar to Digg.com.

Netting: Netting is a process the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) uses to streamline securities transactions. To net, the NSCC compares all the buy and sell orders for each individual . . . View Full Definition

Network Adapter: This is a hardware unit that connects a device to a communication line. For wide area networks (WAN), these adapters connect routers to the specific type of connection (T1, BRI) that is inst . . . View Full Definition

Network Basic Input - Output System (NetBIOS): A commonly used networking protocol originally developed for LANs. Operates on the Session and Transport layers of the OSI model, so doesn't make use of physical network characteristics.

Network: A connecting system which allows simultaneous telecasting of a single origination by a number of stations.