Term 571
NAT
NAT (Network Address Translation) is a method that allows multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address when accessing the internet.
Acronym study
Terms 571–600 of 1001 Cloud Digital Leader acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 571
NAT (Network Address Translation) is a method that allows multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address when accessing the internet.
Term 572
A NAT Gateway is a managed AWS service that allows instances in a private subnet to connect to the internet or other AWS services while preventing the internet from initiating connections back to those instances.
Term 573
A NAT instance is a virtual machine that forwards traffic from a private subnet to the internet, performing Network Address Translation (NAT) so that private instances can reach the internet without exposing them to inbound connections.
Term 574
NAT overload is a form of network address translation that allows many devices on a private network to share a single public IP address by using unique port numbers to track each connection.
Term 575
Natural Language AI is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language in a way that is both meaningful and useful.
Term 576
Natural language processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers understand, interpret, and respond to human language in a way that is both meaningful and useful.
Term 577
A legally binding contract that restricts the sharing of confidential information with unauthorized parties.
Term 578
Need to know is a security principle that restricts access to information or resources only to individuals who require that access to perform their job duties.
Term 579
Neptune is a fully managed database service by AWS designed specifically for graph database workloads, using property graph and RDF models.
Term 580
NetFlow is a network protocol developed by Cisco that collects and monitors IP traffic data to provide visibility into network usage, performance, and security.
Term 581
A Network Access Analyzer is a security tool that monitors and analyzes who and what is trying to connect to a network, checking for unauthorized access and policy violations.
Term 582
Network Access Control is a security solution that enforces policies to control which devices and users can connect to a network, ensuring only authorized and compliant endpoints gain access.
Term 583
A Network ACL is a virtual firewall that controls inbound and outbound traffic at the subnet level in a cloud network, acting as a stateless packet filter.
Term 584
A Network Load Balancer is a cloud service that automatically distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure applications remain fast, available, and secure.
Term 585
Network monitoring is the practice of continuously observing a computer network for issues like slow performance, failures, or security threats to keep it running smoothly and reliably.
Term 586
A network perimeter is the boundary between an organization's internal trusted network and external untrusted networks like the internet, where security controls are deployed to protect internal assets.
Term 587
Network segmentation is the practice of dividing a computer network into smaller, isolated parts to improve performance, contain security threats, and simplify management.
Term 588
Network telemetry is the automated process of collecting, transmitting, and analyzing data from network devices to monitor performance, detect issues, and improve security in real time.
Term 589
Network Time Security (NTS) is a protocol that secures time synchronization between devices by authenticating time servers and encrypting time data.
Term 590
A neural network is a computing system modeled loosely on the human brain that learns to recognize patterns from data without being explicitly programmed for every rule.
Term 591
nftables is a modern Linux kernel packet classification framework that replaces the older iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables tools for configuring network packet filtering, NAT, and firewall rules.
Term 592
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a set of voluntary guidelines, standards, and best practices created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.
Term 593
NLB (Network Load Balancer) is a networking device or software that distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability.
Term 594
NLP (Natural Language Processing) is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language in a way that is meaningful and useful.
Term 595
Nmap is a network scanning tool used to discover hosts, services, and operating systems on a computer network.
Term 596
A node pool is a group of virtual machines (nodes) within a container orchestration cluster that share the same configuration, such as machine size, operating system, and scaling settings, allowing you to manage them as a single unit.
Term 597
A non-relational database is a type of database that stores data in flexible formats like documents, key-value pairs, graphs, or wide-columns, rather than the rigid tables and rows used in relational databases.
Term 598
Non-repudiation is a security principle that ensures a party in a digital transaction cannot deny their involvement or the authenticity of their digital signature.
Term 599
Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity by dividing large tables into smaller, related tables and defining relationships between them.
Term 600
Network Time Protocol is a networking protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers and devices over a network to a common time reference.