network interface controller
HARDWARE COMPONENT THAT CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO A COMPUTER NETWORK
LAN adapter; Network Interface Card; Nic cards; Ethernet card; Network adapter; Ethernet adapter; Network cards; Network Interface Controller; LAN Card; LAN card; Network Interface Controler; Network adaptor; LAN Adapter; Network card; Network interface card; Network controller; Internal nic; NIC card; OpenOnload; User-level networking; NIC partitioning; NPAR; Multi-queue NIC; Multiqueue NIC; Receive-side scaling; Transmit packet steering; Receive side scaling; Flow Director; Intel Flow Director; Flow director; Receive Side Scaling; Physical network interface; Port partitioning; Ethernet NIC; Network Adapter; Host interface
<hardware, networking> (NIC or "network interface card") An
adapter circuit board installed in a computer to provide a
physical connection to a network.
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(1996-03-04)