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Narrowband

1) In data transmission, a limited range of frequencies. 2) More specifically, a network in which data transmission speeds range from 50 Bps to 64 Kbps. See also broadband.

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Navigation

1) Moving from Webpage to Webpage on the World Wide Web. 2) Moving through the pages of an online site that may not be part of the WWW, including an intranet site or an online course.

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Nesting

Placing documents within other documents. Allows a user to access material in a nonlinear fashion, the primary requirement for developing hypertext.

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Net

Common nickname for the Internet.

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Netiquette

Online manners. The rules of conduct for online or Internet users.

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Netscape Navigator

Browser software that enables users to view Webpages.

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Network

A set of computers that all use the same protocol in order to exchange information among themselves.

Newbie or Newby

A newcomer to the nets, who reveals his or her inexperience by lack of knowledge of net conventions, netiquette, vocabulary, and know-how.

Newsgroup

An online discussion hosted on the Usenet network. Sometimes also called a forum.

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nslookup

A common Internet utility like ping and traceroute. Given an IP address or a DNS address, it will look up and show the corresponding DNS or IP address. There are nslookup utility programs available for every operating system, which you can use with a PPP or networked or shell account. The commonly used FTP program WS_FTP Pro includes a number of utilities including nslookup.