Network Interface Card (NIC)
Our Definition
The Network Interface Card enables the computer to connect to a network. Though previously inserted as separate hardware, it is now often included inside laptops.
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Sources and Online Definitions
"An expansion board you insert into a computer so the computer can be connected to a network. Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network, protocol, and media, although some can serve multiple networks."
Smart Computing
"(Pronounced nick.) A printed circuit board containing the necessary hardware used to connect a computer to a network."
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