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name build
A build where the resulting DLL export table indexes exported functions by name.
See also: DLL, export, DLL export table, ordinal build

narrow band protocols
A higher level grouping of components, which includes SMS and GSM messaging protocols.

national dialling code
The code that identifies the destination of an international call, for example, UK=44, USA=1.
See also: international dialling prefix, national dialling prefix

national dialling prefix
The number/s removed from the local number when dialling in from another country. For example, the 0 in front of all UK numbers is removed when dialling into the UK.
See also: international dialling prefix, national dialling code

network operator
Company with a license to provide wireless telephony services.

network registration
Phones that are registered to a network can access its services.

NMT
Nordic Mobile Telephone. One of the earliest 1G cellular network developed jointly in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Originally operated in the 450 MHz band. Later the 900 MHz was used as well.

non-file-based application
An application that does not store any data in persistent storage. This means that when the application is closed, user data is lost.
See also: file-based application

nonprinting character
A special character, for example tabstop or paragraph break that is normally hidden and cannot be printed, but which can optionally be displayed.

non-thick shape
A line or fillable with an outline that is drawn only one pixel wide is a non-thick shape.
See also: thick shape, fillable

non-thick straight line
A straight line that is drawn only one pixel wide.

non-window-owning control
A control which does not directly own a window. Typically, its extent covers only part of a window.
See also: control, window, extent, window-owning control

normal character
Any character in a character set, excluding non-alphabetic characters (such as the copyright symbol, or a block graphics symbol, for example).
See also: character

normal font
A standard font, 10-point Arial, created by CCoeEnv when it is constructed.

normalise
To exchange the co-ordinates of the top and bottom or left and right of a rectangle to ensure that the rectangle's width and height have values of zero or greater.
See also: rectangle

note effect
A tag that can be used in a customisation file to indicate to the context sensitive help compiler that the marked text must be preceded by the graphic or text for a note in the output help file.
See also: important effect, customisation file

notifier
A Symbian OS service that provides simple UI output for low level, non GUI, threads.

nudge button
A button on the end of a scroll bar which can be pressed to move the current position.
See also: scroll bar

null thread
Also known as the idle thread. A kernel thread which is the lowest priority thread in the system - it only runs when there is no higher priority thread to run and usually puts the phone into power-saving mode.