The glossary below contains many of the terms you will find in common use throughout the Symantec Security Response Web site. Please refer to this list or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to find definition of terms and answers to other Internet security-related questions.
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- N-tier system
- N-to-1
- N-to-M
- N-to-N
- NACS (NetWare Asynchronous Communication Services)
- name of attachment
- name server
- NAR (Network Address Retention)
- NAS (Network Attached Storage)
- NAS (network-attached storage)
- NASI (NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface)
- native copy
- native protocol
- NBU (Veritas NetBackup)
- NBU
- NCSA (National Computer Security Association)
- NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol)
- NDMP client
- NDMP host
- NDMP server
- NDMP service
- NDMP session
- NDMP storage unit
- NDMP
- near real-time
- NetApp unified storage
- NetBackup authentication
- NetBackup authorization
- NetBackup Client service
- NetBackup configuration options
- NetBackup Database Manager service
- NetBackup databases
- NetBackup Device Manager service
- NetBackup DLO console
- NetBackup DLO
- NetBackup export engine
- NetBackup for NDMP server
- NetBackup media database
- NetBackup Media Server method
- NetBackup properties
- NetBackup Request Manager service
- NetBackup Volume Manager service
- NetBackup
- NetBIOS
- NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System)
- NetBIOS protection
- network adapter
- network drive
- network partition
- network service access policy
- network settings
- network station
- network worm
- network
- NFS (Network File System)
- NFS lock management
- NFS
- NIC (network interface card)
- NIS
- NLM
- nmcom pool
- NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
- no rewind on close
- no root_squash
- no threshold (Information only node)
- node abort
- node join
- nodes
- node
- non-editable text field
- Non-Persistent FastResync
- non-viral malicious entity
- non-vulnerable system
- nonrobotic
- normalization
- Noticeable Activity Threshold (anomalous sensor alerting model)
- Noticeable Activity Threshold
- Notification Server Credentials Tool
- Notification Server
- notification
- Notifier
- NPC (Norton Protection Center)
- NTFS (Windows NT file system)
- NTFS
- ntoskrnl.exe
- NTP (Network Time Protocol)
- nuisance
- null modem cable
- number of countries
- number of infections
- number of sites