(NIC) A body that provides information, assistance and
services to network users. These will typically include
telephone and electronic mail "help desk" type services for
users and network information services such as hostnames and
addresses which are accessed automatically by computers using
some client-server protocol (usually Sun's NIS).
See also Network Operations Center.
(1994-12-13)
Nearby terms:
Network extensible Window System « Network File System « Network Filing System « Network Information Center » Network Information Service » Network Information System » networking
