Network Interface Card (NIC)

 

  1. Network Interface Card (NIC)
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      1. Sources and Online Definitions
      2. Web-o-pedia

 

Our Definition

 

The Network Interface Card enables the computer to connect to a network.  Though previously inserted as separate hardware, it is now often included inside laptops.

 

Sources and Online Definitions

 

Web-o-pedia

"An expansion board you insert into a computer so the computer can be connected to a network. Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network, protocol, and media, although some can serve multiple networks."

 

Smart Computing

"(Pronounced nick.) A printed circuit board containing the necessary hardware used to connect a computer to a network."

 


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