Network interface card
nounid
3353·updated May 9, 2026verified
A communication card that when inserted into a computer, allows it to communicate with other computers on a network Scope Note: Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network or protocol.
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Classifications
Entity Type
Physical92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- NIC
- plural
- Network interface cards
- possessive
- Network interface card's
- pluralpossessive
- Network interface cards'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A communication card that when inserted into a computer, allows it to communicate with other computers on a network Scope Note: Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network or protocol.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A communication card that when inserted into a computer, allows it to communicate with other computers on a network Scope Note: Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network or protocol.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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