Nic

Opinion and Editorial

ByOscar Gonzalez Published on:June 11, 2009August 25, 2012 Updated on:August 25, 2012 Opinion and Editorial Reading Time: 1 minute

The word "nic" is short for Network interface card, us in IT use the term mostly in casual and colloquial tech speak. I think it is preferred to call it a network card, or ethernet card when you use the term in writing.

Nics have unique addresses, and these are called MAC addresses.