N (RPC)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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name service
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Service that maps names to objects and stores the name/object pairs in a database. For example, the RPC name service maps a logical name to a binding handle so client applications can refer to that logical name, rather than a protocol sequence and network address. See also name service–interface daemon (nsid), Client Directory Service (CDS), Locator.
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Network Computing Architecture (NCA)
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Collection of guidelines for distributed computing. The RPC communication protocols follow these guidelines.
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Name Service Independent (NSI)
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Standard for API functions that allows a distributed application to access RPC name-service database elements through various name-service providers, such as OSF-DCE Cell Directory Service or Microsoft Locator. See also –interface daemon (nsid).
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name service–interface daemon (nsid)
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Service that provides an interface between Microsoft Locator and the OSF-DCE Cell Directory Service name service databases for RPC name-service functions.
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named pipe
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Connection-oriented protocol, based on Server Message Blocks (SMBs) and NetBIOS, used for communication between a server process and one or more client processes.
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NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)
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LAN Manager native transport protocol and network device driver. See also NetBIOS.
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Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS)
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Software interface between the Microsoft MS-DOS operating system, the I/O bus, and a local area network.
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Network Data Representation (NDR)
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Standard format used during network transmission that is independent of the data-type format on any particular computer architecture. Transmitted data includes information that specifies its NDR format.
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network address
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Address that identifies a server on a network.
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nonencapsulated union
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Discriminated union that is less restrictive than an encapsulated union in that the discriminant and the union are not tightly bound. If the union is a parameter, the discriminant is another parameter; if the union is a structure field, the discriminant is another structure field. The IDL keywords [switch_is] and [switch_type] identify the discriminant and its type. See also encapsulated union.
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nonidempotent
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Indicator that a remote procedure call cannot be executed more than once because it will return a different value or change a state.