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- N-localizerThe N-localizer is a device that enables guidance of stereotactic surgery or radiosurgery
- N11 codeAn N11 code (pronounced Enn-one-one) is a three-digit dialing code used in abbreviated dia
- Nagle's algorithmMeans of improving the efficiency of TCP/IP networks
- Name serverComputer hardware or software server
- Named parameterIn computer programming, named parameters, named-parameter arguments, named arguments or k
- NamespaceContainer for a set of identifiers
- Nancy D. GriffethAmerican computer scientist and mathematician
- NAND gateLogical gate whose output is false if all its inputs are true
- Nano-RAMNovel computer memory type
- NanoelectronicsUse of nanotechnology in electronic components
- NanonetworkComputing network of nanomachines, at nanoscale
- NAPLPSNAPLPS (North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax) is a graphics language for use
- NapsterOnline peer-to-peer file sharing software
- Nasdaq CompositeStock market index
- NAT64Mechanism to allow IPv6 hosts to communicate with IPv4 servers
- National Association of Attorneys GeneralThe National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- National Broadband Plan (United States)Strategic plan to improve internet access
- National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services2005 United States Supreme Court case
- National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsThe National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is a state-federal partnership
- National Communications CommissionIndependent statutory agency of Taiwan
- National Cryptologic CenterThe National Cryptologic Center (CCN) is a Spanish intelligence agency within the National
- National Cryptologic MuseumMuseum in Maryland, U.S.
- National Cyber and Crypto AgencyIndonesian intelligence agency
- National Cyber Security DivisionThe National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) is a division of the Office of Cyber Security
- National Foreign Affairs Training Center38°52′04″N 77°06′06″W / 38.867647°N 77.101536°WThe George P. Shultz National Foreign Affai
- National Information Standards OrganizationThe National Information Standards Organization (NISO; ) is a United States non-profit sta
- National Institute of Standards and TechnologyMeasurement standards laboratory in the United States
- National Intelligence Centre (Spain)Spanish official intelligence agency
- National Internet registryA national Internet registry (or NIR) is an organization under the umbrella of a regional
- National Science Foundation NetworkAmerican projects to promote computer research
- National Vigilance ParkThe United States National Vigilance Park (NVP) was a memorial to the military servicemen
- National Vulnerability DatabaseAmerican government data repository
- Native advertisingType of paid advertising
- Native code (France)1881–1947 French colonial laws for natives
- NATO phonetic alphabetSpoken alphabet for radio communication
- Natural language generationGeneration of text in natural languages
- Natural language processingProcessing of natural language by a computer
- Natural Language ToolkitSoftware suite for natural language processing
- Naum (chess)Naum is a computer chess engine by Canadian programmer Aleksandar Naumov. The last commerc
- Naval Tactical Data SystemNaval Tactical Data System (NTDS) was a computerized information processing system develop
- NavicatSQL database management software
- Navier–Stokes priority controversy2026 scientific priority controversy
- Navigation barA navigation bar (or navigation system) is a section of a graphical user interface intende
- Navigation systemElectronic navigational aid
- Near vertical incidence skywaveNear vertical incidence skywave, or NVIS, is a skywave radio-wave propagation path that pr
- Near-field communicationSet of device communication protocols
- Near-me area networkType of short-scale computer network
- NEC PC-100The NEC PC-100 was a Japanese home computer available on October 13, 1983. It operated on
- NEC μPD7220The High-Performance Graphics Display Controller 7220 (commonly μPD7220 or NEC 7220) is a
- Needham–Schroeder protocolKey transport protocol
- Needle telegraphType of electrical telegraph
- Needleman–Wunsch algorithmMethod for aligning biological sequences
- Negation as failureInference rule treating non-provability as falsity
- Negative impedance converterActive circuit which injects energy into circuits
- Negroponte switchThe Negroponte switch is an idea developed by Nicholas Negroponte in the 1980s, while at t
- Nehalem (microarchitecture)CPU microarchitecture by Intel
- Neighbor Discovery ProtocolProtocol in the Internet protocol suite used with IPv6
- Neil DaswaniNeil Daswani is a co-director of the Stanford Advanced Security Certification Program, and
- Nek5000Nek5000 is a highly scalable spectral element computational fluid dynamics code for solvin
- Nernst effectIn physics and chemistry, the Nernst effect (also termed the first Nernst–Ettingshausen ef
- Nero Burning ROMNero Burning ROM, commonly called Nero, is an optical disc authoring program from Nero AG.
- NESSIEEuropean research program in cryptography, 2000-2003
- Nested functionNamed function defined within a function
- Nested wordFormal language concept
- Nesting (computing)Organization of information or objects into (usually self-similar) layers
- Net neutralityPrinciple that Internet service providers should treat all data equally
- Net neutrality by countryNet neutrality is the principle that governments should mandate Internet service providers
- Net neutrality in SingaporeSince June 2011, Singapore has had a law governing net neutrality, which promised all inte
- Net neutrality in the United StatesISP non-discrimination on internet data
- Net neutrality lawLaw type
- Net Neutrality Regulation 2015The Net Neutrality Regulation 2015 is a Regulation in EU law where article 3(3) lays down
- Net-Works IIApple II bulletin board system software
- NetBeansIntegrated development environment software for software development
- NetBIOSNetBIOS () is an acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. It provides services relat
- NetbookObsolete type of small-sized budget laptops
- NetBSDFree and open-source Unix-like operating system
- NetBurstIntel processor microarchitecture
- NetChoiceUS trade association
- NetezzaProvider of Integrated Data Warehouse Hardware and Software
- NetflixAmerican video streaming service
- Netflix Prize2006–2009 innovation competition
- NetizenPerson involved in internet communities
- NetLogoProgramming language
- NetRexxNetRexx is an open source, originally IBM's, variant of the REXX programming language to r
- Netscape (web browser)Family of web browsers
- Netscape BrowserWeb browser
- Network administratorPerson who maintains computer network infrastructure
- Network analyzer (electrical)Instrument that measures the network parameters of electrical networks
- Network bridgeA network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network
- Network controllabilityNetwork controllability concerns the structural controllability of a network. Controllabil
- Network economyThe network economy is the emerging economic order within the information society. The nam
- Network forensicsSub-branch of digital forensics
- Network interface controllerHardware component that connects a computer to a network
- Network News Transfer ProtocolComputer network protocol
- Network on a chipElectronic communication subsystem on an integrated circuit
- Network packetFormatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
- Network scienceAcademic field
- Network securityControl of access to computer networks
- Network Security ServicesCollection of cryptographic computer libraries
- Network serviceApplication running at the network layer and above
- Network societyConcept in sociology
- Network switchNetworking hardware that forwards packets based on hardware address
- Network telescopeNetwork
- Network throughputRate at which data is processed in communication networks
- Network Time ProtocolNetworking protocol for clock synchronization
- Network topologyArrangement of a communication network
- Network virtualizationCombining resources into a single entity
- Network-attached storageComputer data storage server
- NetworkXPython library for graphs and networks
- Neural fieldType of artificial neural network
- Neural machine translationMachine translation using artificial neural networks
- Neural network (machine learning)Computational model used in machine learning
- Neural radiance field3D reconstruction technique
- Neuro-symbolic AISubfield of artificial intelligence
- NeuroKitNeuroKit ("nk") is an open source toolbox for physiological signal processing. The most re
- Neuromorphic computingIntegrated circuit technology
- New mediaCommunication technologies
- New Zealand Arthropod CollectionThe New Zealand Arthropod Collection is a collection of terrestrial invertebrates held by
- NewHopeCryptographic protocol designed to resist quantum computer attacks
- NewlineSpecial characters in computing signifying the end of a line of text
- News aggregatorClient software that aggregates syndicated web content
- News International phone hacking scandalUK media scandal
- News media endorsements in the 2024 United States presidential primariesNewspapers and other news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for
- Newsgroup spamNewsgroup spam is a type of spam where the targets are Usenet newsgroups. Usenet conventio
- Newspaper endorsements in the 2016 United States presidential primariesNewspapers and news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for party
- Newt (programming library)Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user interfaces. Newt can
- NewtonScriptNewtonScript is a prototype-based programming language created to write programs for the N
- NeXT ComputerWorkstation computer
- Next-generation networkThe next-generation network (NGN) is a body of key architectural changes in telecommunicat
- NeXTSTEPOperating system from NeXT Computer
- Nexus 4The Nexus 4 (codenamed Mako) is an Android smartphone co-developed by Google and LG Electr
- Niche marketSubset of the market
- Nicola PellowBritish information scientist who worked on the early World Wide Web
- NICTANICTA (formerly named National ICT Australia Ltd) was Australia's Information and Communic
- Niederreiter cryptosystemIn cryptography, the Niederreiter cryptosystem is a variation of the McEliece cryptosystem
- Nielsen Norman GroupThe Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) is an American computer user interface and user experience
- Nikon D5000The D5000 is a 12.3-megapixel DX-format DSLR Nikon F-mount camera, announced by Nikon on 1
- NIL (programming language)New Implementation of LISP (NIL) is a programming language, a dialect of the language Lisp
- Nim (programming language)Programming language
- Nintendo optical discsTypes of disc used in the GameCube, Wii, and Wii U consoles
- Niobium capacitorA niobium electrolytic capacitor (historically also Columbium capacitor) is an electrolyti
- NirvanixNirvanix is an American-based provider of business phone systems, VoIP services, hosted PB
- NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkU.S. government-sponsored framework of cybersecurity
- NIST hash function competitionCompetition to develop SHA-3
- NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography StandardizationProject by NIST to standardize post-quantum cryptography
- NIST SP 800-90AStandard for generating random numbers
- NIST SP 800-90BNIST SP 800-90B ("SP" stands for "special publication") is a publication by the National I
- NL (complexity)In computational complexity theory, NL (Nondeterministic Logarithmic-space) is the complex
- NLS (computer system)1960s computer collaboration system
- No free lunch in search and optimizationIn computational complexity and optimization the no free lunch theorem is a result that st
- No free lunch theoremMathematical folklore
- NOBUSTerm used by the United States National Security Agency (NSA)
- Node (computer networking)Device or point within a network capable of creating, receiving, or transmitting data
- Node (computer science)Basic unit of a data structure
- Node.jsJavaScript runtime environment
- Noel ChiappaAmerican computer network researcher
- Noise (electronics)Random fluctuation in an electrical signal
- Noise (signal processing)In signal processing, unwanted modifications to a signal
- Noise reductionProcess of removing noise from a signal
- Nokia 2.3The Nokia 2.3 is a Nokia-branded low-end smartphone launched in December 2019 running the
- Nokia 3.1 Plus2018 smartphone by HMD Global
- Nokia 3310GSM mobile phone by Nokia
- Nokia 8.3 5GAndroid Smartphone
- Nokia Lumia 800Smartphone released in 2011
- Nokia Lumia 820The Nokia Lumia 820 is a smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Nokia. It is the s
- Nokia N800The Nokia N800 Internet tablet is a wireless Internet appliance from Nokia, originally ann
- Nokia N810The Nokia N810 Internet tablet is an Internet appliance from Nokia, announced on 17 Octobe
- Nokia N9002009 smartphone by Nokia
- Nokia N950The Nokia N950 is a developers-only smartphone aimed toward Linux-based MeeGo OS and Nokia
- NomogramAnalog graphical calculator
- Non-blocking algorithmAlgorithm in a thread whose failure cannot cause another thread to fail
- Non-cryptographic hash functionHash functions intended for applications that do not need rigorous security
- Non-local variableIn computer programming, a variable which is not defined in the local scope
- Non-monotonic logicFormal logic whose entailment relation is not monotonic
- Non-printing character in word processorsNon-printing characters or formatting marks are characters for content designing in word p
- Non-RAID drive architecturesTechniques for using multiple disk drives that do not use RAID
- Non-repudiationLegal term
- Non-return-to-zeroTelecommunications coding technique
- Non-standard RAID levelsAlthough all RAID implementations differ from the specification to some extent, some compa
- Non-structured programmingNon-structured programming is the historically earliest programming paradigm capable of cr
- Non-uniform memory accessComputer memory design used in multiprocessing
- Non-volatile memoryComputer memory that does not lose its contents after being turned off
- Non-volatile random-access memoryType of computer memory
- NonStop SQLFault tolerant relational database management system
- Nonvolatile BIOS memoryNonvolatile BIOS memory refers to a small memory on PC motherboards that is used to store
- NOR gateDigital logic gate
- Norcroft C compilerThe Norcroft C compiler (also referred to as the Norcroft compiler suite) in computing is
- NordVPNVirtual private network provider
- NoSQLDatabase class for storage and retrieval of modeled data
- Note GComputer algorithm
- Notepad++Text editor and source code editor for Windows
- Notes (Apple)Software application for Apple platforms
- Nothing to hide argumentArgument against surveillance
- Notification CenterFeature in iOS and macOS
- NP-completenessComplexity class
- NP-intermediateComplexity class of problems
- NSA encryption systemsAspect of US National Security Agency
- NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–2007)Part of Terrorist Surveillance Program
- NSAKEYVariable containing a public key in Windows NT 4.0
- NTFSProprietary file system developed by Microsoft
- NTFS-3GNTFS-3G is an open-source cross-platform implementation of the Microsoft Windows NTFS file
- NTRUEncryptLattice-based public key cryptosystem
- NTRUSignNTRU public-key cryptography digital signature algorithm
- NTSCAnalog television system
- NuitkaFree and open source compiler for the Python programming language
- Null characterControl character with value 0
- NumbaJIT compiler for Python
- Numbering (computability theory)In computability theory a numbering is the assignment of natural numbers to a set of objec
- Numbering schemeSystem of rules for assigning mathematical values to database items
- NuoDBSoftware companies based in Massachusetts
- Nurse call buttonA nurse call button is a button or cord found in hospitals and nursing homes, at places wh
- NVDIMMA NVDIMM (pronounced "en-vee-dimm") or non-volatile DIMM is a type of persistent random-ac
- NVM ExpressInterface used for connecting storage devices
- NXP ColdFireMicroprocessor
- NykaaIndian online beauty retailer
- Nyquist filterElectronic filter used in receivers
- Nyquist frequencyIn signal processing, the Nyquist frequency (or folding frequency), named after Harry Nyqu
- Nyquist–Shannon sampling theoremSufficiency theorem for reconstructing signals from samples
- NZBXML-based file format