Numerical node ID. A long word which uniquely identifies each node in a tree.

A NID is a Node ID. It is useful to use NIDs in programs that access MDSplus nodes. In general, use GETNCI to get a list of NIDs that satisfy some criteria, then use these NIDs in subsequent calls to GETNCI. For example, this code fragment gets the NIDs, full path names, and min path names of all the signal nodes in the tree subtree. ;; Get NIDs, FULLPATH, and MINPATH of signal nodes. nids = mdsvalue('GETNCI("\\'+tree+'::TOP***","NID_NUMBER","SIGNAL")') full_paths = mdsvalue('GETNCI($,"FULLPATH")',nids) min_paths = mdsvalue('GETNCI($,"MINPATH")',nids) The first call to GETNCI returns the NIDs, which are then used in the subsequent GETNCI calls.

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The NID is a fictional shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1. It is an independent government agency similar to the DIA, CIA or NSA, but with questionable accountability and more comparable to Star Trek's Section 31. The NID seems to be based either in The Pentagon or in an office complex in or near Washington, D.C..

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1. A device wired between a telephone protector and the inside wiring to isolate the customer's equipment from the network. (2.) A device that performs functions such as code and protocol conversion and buffering required for communications to and from a network.

The point of demarcation between the end user's inside wiring and LEC's facilities. Same as a NIU (Network Interface Unit).

Network interface device

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Nuclide Identification, the process of identifying radionuclides by comparing peak energies detected with entries in a nuclide library.

network intrusion detection

referring to a nest ("nidus" / "nidularia")

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