NAB

National Association of Broadcasters.

nadir

The area of a surface plane directly beneath the camera in a 3D world.

National Association of Broadcasters

A group of video specialists devoted to video production and the application of video technology. National Television Standards Committee -

NewTek

A video hardware and software company based in Topeka, Kansas.

NFS

UNIX Network File System.

NLQ

Near Letter Quality, the best capable printed output from a given printer.

node

A link on a tree structure or linked list, containing a data structure and a link to the next node or group of nodes. · A family is a tree structure, with two parents and any number of children. Each person is a node. The data structure of each parent might contain the sex, name, and age, along with a link to each parent's various children.

NoiseTracker

A format for music compositions.

normal connection

A modem connection that allows flow control but no error correction or data compression.

Novell

IBM networking protocol.

NTSC

A North American television broadcast standard, also used in parts of Latin America and Japan.

NULL modem

A cable or adapter that allows two computers to connect using standard serial ports and terminal software. Some lines from the serial ports are crossed.

numeric keypad

The area to the right of most keyboards, designed to simplify numerical data entry.

NuTech

A company that has reverse engineered the Apple Macintosh ROM chips, and has created a Macintosh compatible motherboard.

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