network information center

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network information center - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Network Information Center
  
     (NIC) A body that provides information, assistance and
     services to network users.  These will typically include
     telephone and electronic mail "help desk" type services for
     users and network information services such as hostnames and
     addresses which are accessed automatically by computers using
     some client-server protocol (usually Sun's NIS).
  
     See also Network Operations Center.
  
     (1994-12-13)