3-letter words starting with n
- n/a — not applicable
- n/f — no funds
- n/s — non-smoker: used in lonely hearts columns and personal advertisements
- n10 — Original codename of the Intel i860 microprocessor.
- naa — (Geordie) alternative spelling of knaa.
- nab — to arrest or capture.
- nad — Nothing abnormal detected.
- nae — no1 ; not.
- nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- nah — no.
- nai — nonaccidental injury
- nak — negative acknowledgement
- nam — a former name of Chao Phraya.
- nan — Not-a-Number
- nao — (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of now.
- nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
- nas — a private organization, created by an act of Congress (1863), that furthers science and advises the U.S. government on scientific and technical issues. Abbreviation: N.A.S., NAS.
- nat — Network Address Translation
- nau — (networking) 1. Network Addressable Unit. 2. Network Access Unit.
- nav — (transport, military, internet) Navigation. Often used attributively, as in 'nav beacon'.
- naw — (Scotland) eye dialect of no.
- nay — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
- nba — In the United States, the NBA is the organization responsible for professional basketball. NBA is an abbreviation for 'National Basketball Association.'
- nbc — US TV network
- nbe — north by east
- nbg — no bloody good
- nbs — National Bureau of Standards: part of the US Department of Commerce, now NIST.
- nbt — NetBios over TCP/IP
- nbw — north by west
- ncb — National Coal Board: (in Britain between 1947 and 1987) an organization set up to run the nationalised coal mining industry
- ncc — (the former) Nature Conservancy Council
- ncd — Network Computing Devices
- ncm — noncommissioned member
- nco — An NCO is a soldier who has a fairly low rank such as sergeant or corporal. NCO is an abbreviation for 'non-commissioned officer'.
- ncp — (networking) 1. IBM Advanced Communication Function/Network Control Program. 2. Novell, Inc. NetWare Core Protocol.
- ncs — Network Computing System: Apollo's RPC system used by DEC and Hewlett-Packard.The protocol has been adopted by OSF.
- nde — near-death experience
- ndl — 1. National Database Language. 2. Network Definition Language.
- ndp — net domestic product
- nds — Netware Directory Services
- ndt — nondestructive testing
- ne- — a variant of neo-, esp used before a vowel
- ne1 — anyone
- nea — National Education Association.
- neb — a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nec — National Executive Committee
- ned — a male given name, form of Edward.
- nee — born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.
- nef — a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neg — a photographic negative.
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