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NIC stands for Network Information Center. A NIC is a place where users
can discover information about specific uses of the network.
NICs can be anywhere in the Internet. For example, a campus or a
corporation should have a Network Information Center for its own users.
A mid-level network should have a NIC for its customers. A U.S. national
NIC is funded by the NSF and called the InterNIC. At each different level,
the NIC will contain information that is of interest to the target user
community.
There can be discipline specific NICs. An example of this would be a NIC
with agricultural information. Different organizations or government
bodies could provide information of interest to their members or
constituents. Generally, a NIC will list information on what to do on the
Internet as well as specific local information such as newsletters,
popular software, etc.