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Native
A software application written specifically for the hardware it runs on. In general, native applications run faster and use the hardware's capabilities to a greater extent than non-native applications.

Natural-language processing
A speech-to-text system that digitizes spoken words, translates them into language a computer can understand and then converts that language to text.

Network
A network is created when two or more computers are connected.

Network computer (NC)
A computer with minimal memory, disk storage and processor power that executes programs and saves data on a shared network.

Network Numbers
The first portion of an IP address that identifies the network to which hosts in the rest of the address are connected.

New economy
The current state of the global, innovative, Internet-influenced economic order.

Node
Any single computer connected to a network.

Notcom
A company with no presence on the Web.