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NAVSTAR refers to the official U.S. Government name given to the GPS satellite system. NAVSTAR is an acronym for NAVigation Satellite Timing and Ranging.

Nomenclature generale des Activites economiques dans les Communautes europeennes (NACE) refers to the industrial classification as defined in Revision 1 which is used by Eurostat.

The term nursery may refer to the following:

• a place where young children are looked after
• a place where young plants and trees are grown for later replanting and/or sale elsewhere
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Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming - this industry comprises establishments that grow the following horticultural crops:

Nursery and Floriculture Production - this industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in

1. Growing nursery and floriculture products (e.g., nursery stock , shrubbery, cut flowers, flower seeds, foliage plants) under cover or in open fields and/or

A Nebulizer is a device that blows medicated air into the patient's lungs through a mask or a mouthpiece. Advances in technology have allowed machines to provide medicine to the patient's lungs with greater efficiency and speed.

The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) refers to a multi-phase effort by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to develop a comprehensive list of products, product definitions, and product codes that will be organized into an integrated demand -based classification framework that classifies both goods and services according to how they are principally used.

Nylon is a fiber made of thermoplastic fibers melted together. Used primarily in combination with other fabrics for suit linings, outerwear linings, and hosiery. Nylon which was invented on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Carothers at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company of Wilmington, Delaware, USA, is a synthetic polymer - a plastic.