Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Netscape
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The general name for a series of web browsers originally produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, but now developed by AOL.
The original browser was once the dominant browser in terms of usage share, but as a result of the first browser war they lost many of their customers to Internet Explorer.
http://www.netscape.com/
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- NetSearch
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- Network
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A network is formed when two or more computers are connected together so that they can share system resources.
A network can share a server, communication control units, modems, system programs and have the capability to provide remote interactive processing.
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- Network Adapter
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A physical device and related software, that enables the connection of a processor or controller to a network.
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- Network Address
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The part of the IP address that designates the network portion the address.
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- Network Administrator
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The person responsible for the installation, management, and maintenance of a network system.
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- Network Architecture
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An organized method for allowing devices at multiple locations to communicate through a common carrier transmission facilities. It specifies the hardware and defines protocols.
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- Neutral Gray
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- Neutral pH
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1.Acid-free papers are manufactured in an alkaline environment, which prevents the internal chemical deterioration of the paper over time.
The addition of calcium carbonate as a buffer also makes the paper resistant to the effects of an external acidic environment.
2.When offset papers are manufactured with a pH of 6.0 to 8.0 on a scale of 0 -14.0.
Papers are manufactured with neutral pH factors to increase the stability and improve the permanency for printing of archival records.
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- Neutral Sulphite Pulp
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Semi-chemical pulp produced by cooking woodchips in a neutral sulphite solution
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- New Edition
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A reprint of an existing title incorporating substantial textual alterations, or republication of a title which has been out of print.
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- Newbies
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- News
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Software that allows the reading and posting of messages on specific topics that are read by NNTP.
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- Newsgroup
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A collection of postings from various readers relevant to a specific topic.
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- Newsletter
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A short periodical that is generally informal and includes specialized information written for a specific audience.
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- Newsprint
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Paper with a high woodpulp content, sometimes calendered for web-fed printing (letterpress or offset)
The primary raw materials are wastepaper and wood fibers as well as chemical pulp. Newsprint is extremely opaque, but yellows relatively quickly.
It is made from mostly wood pulp. It has a dot gain of 20% or more.
Its grammage generally ranges from 40 to 57 gsm.
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- Newton
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A unit of measurement used to measure bind strength. A newton is the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second squared.
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- NFS
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Network File System
The system that allows the user to access files contained on remote hosts, and once they have been accessed, they will respond as if they were on the user’’s local disks.
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- NIC
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Network Information Center
The offices that handle the information for a network.
A famous Network Information Center on the internet is InterNIC, where new domain names are registered.
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- NiCad
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Nickel Cadmium
A nickel cadmium battery that is generally the most common rechargeable battery.
They have about half the capacity of the NiMH batteries, but are considerably less expensive and should provide about one half hour of use fully charged
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- NiMH
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Nickel Metal Hydride
A nickel metal hydride battery which is most often the best battery for a digital camera.
They are the highest capacity rechargeable AA batteries available and should provide an hour or two of continuous use.
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- NIP
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Non Impact Printing
Printing accomplished by a spray of ink or toner, or the result of a chemical reaction, opposed to the image being the result of impact applied to a ribbon.
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- Nipping
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A stage in book binding where after sewing the sheets are pressed to expel air.
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- NISO
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National Information Standards Organization
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO)is a nonprofit association accredited as a standards developer by the American National Standards Institute, the national clearinghouse for voluntary standards development in the U.S. NISO is a leader in shaping international standards.
The goal in using technical standards in information services, libraries, and publishing is to achieve compatibility and therefore interoperability between equipment, data, practices, and procedures in order to make information services more productive.
NISO
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- Nixie
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Any mail that is declared undeliverable by the USPS due to incomplete delivery address information. Also referred to as undeliverables.
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- Nixies
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Any mail that is declared undeliverable by the USPS due to incomplete delivery address information.
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- NNTP
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Network News Transfer Protocol
The protocol used by the client and server to distribute news articles back and forth over the internet.
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- Noise Image
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Areas displaying distorted or “dirty” pixels caused by a misreading from the image sensor.
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- Nominal Weight
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Basis weight of the paper at which it is billed.
A plus or minus tolerance in actual weight is allowed unless special arrangements have been made between the mill and the customer.
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