network interface

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network
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnet.wɜːk/us
/ˈnet.wɝːk/
a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a ...
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interface
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.tə.feɪs/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.feɪs/
a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and ...
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(Definition ofnetworkandinterfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each agent perceives only a part of the environment: messages from others are received via thenetworkinterface; the local processor's schedule which contains atomic tasks.
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It is a hostname that the computer's software and users may employ to access the computer's own network services via its loopbacknetworkinterface.
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In the same school of thought, a virtualnetworkinterfaceprotected across process boundaries could be accessed at the user level.
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In special cases, only onenetworkinterfacecard is required and other connections may be logical.
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This way physical addresses are only used by the protocols of thenetworkinterfacelayer.
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The rest field is an identifier for a specific host ornetworkinterface.
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It had a high resolution full page display, a mouse, a laser printer interface, and anetworkinterface.
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In order to make use of large numbers of processors the machine featured a novelnetworkinterfaceusing message passing.
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It is implemented entirely within the operating system's networking software and passes no packets to anynetworkinterfacecontroller.
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When no integration component is installed, the only mean of communicating between two machines (either virtual or physical) is through a virtualnetworkinterface.
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Now ifrename allows the user to decide what name anetworkinterfacewill have.
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The datagram is passed to the appropriatenetworkinterfacefor transmission.
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It works with any wirelessnetworkinterfacecontroller whose driver supports raw monitoring mode and can sniff 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g traffic.
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Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points,networkinterfacecards and other related hardware.
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As an interactive tool, system administrators routinely use the utility to display and analyzenetworkinterfaceparameters.
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The same advantages and disadvantages apply, but the on-boardnetworkinterfaceoffers a couple of valuable improvements.
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It is the application'snetworkinterfaceto the queue manager.
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Anetworkinterfacewill usually have some form of network address.
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