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*A device used primarily within a [[local area network]] (LAN) to allow a number of independent devices, with varying protocols, to communicate with each other.'''''
 
AnA NID converts each device protocol into a common [[transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]] protocol.
 
The transmission protocol may be chosen to accommodate directly a number of the devices used within the network without the need for protocol conversion for those devices by the NID.