Nic

/nɪk/ noun

Definition

Network Interface Card; a hardware component that connects a computer to a network

Etymology

acronym from 'Network Interface Card', coined in computer networking terminology in the 1980s

Kelly Says

Every time you connect to WiFi or plug in an ethernet cable, you're using your NIC! It's like your computer's social butterfly - the part that lets it talk to other computers.

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