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Glossary

Technology evolves at a rapid-fire pace. That’s why we’ve built an easy-to-use glossary to help you better understand the terms, technologies and trends that impact your business.

Adapter

A circuit board installed in a computing device to connect it to a network. The adapter or NIC performs the hardware functions required to provide a computing device with physical communication capabilities. Also known as a network interface card (NIC).