N (RPC)

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name service

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.

Network Computing Architecture (NCA)

Collection of guidelines for distributed computing. The RPC communication protocols follow these guidelines.

Name Service Independent (NSI)

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).

name service–interface daemon (nsid)

Service that provides an interface between Microsoft Locator and the OSF-DCE Cell Directory Service name service databases for RPC name-service functions.

named pipe

Connection-oriented protocol, based on Server Message Blocks (SMBs) and NetBIOS, used for communication between a server process and one or more client processes.

NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)

LAN Manager native transport protocol and network device driver. See also NetBIOS.

Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS)

Software interface between the Microsoft MS-DOS operating system, the I/O bus, and a local area network.

Network Data Representation (NDR)

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.

network address

Address that identifies a server on a network.

nonencapsulated union

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.

nonidempotent

Indicator that a remote procedure call cannot be executed more than once because it will return a different value or change a state.