The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow. oÂ·lecâ²raÂ·nal (-nÉl), oâ²leÂ·craâ²niÂ·al (Åâ²lÄ­-krÄâ²nÄ-Él), oâ²leÂ·craâ²niÂ·an (-nÄ-Én) adj. olecranon.
For the British Rail discount card, see Network Railcard. Not to be confused with network interface device. A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter or physical network interface, and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
A NIC (network interface card) is a piece of hardware that allows you to plug inâor, interface withâ a network cable. NICâs are usually installed as an expansion card or is already built into your motherboard. Hubs are devices that connect all of the segments of a network together. That is, every device on the network (computers, printers) has a cable that is also connected to the hub. Hubs work in such a way that every signal that is received on one port is rebroadcast to every other device.