Nat vs Nab - What's the difference?
nat | nab |
(Internet) A network function whereby one network address is rewritten (translated) to another address: Network Address Translation is frequently used to allow multiple network nodes (computers or inter-networked devices) to share a single internet (or local network) IP address. NAT may be used in "one to one", "many to one", or "one to many" types of configurations.
(Internet) A device that implements that network function; a NAT firewall.
To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
To grab or snatch something
The summit of an eminence.
The cock of a gunlock.
(locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
As a noun nat
is a groove, a fold.As a pronoun nat
is .As an initialism nab is
(banking).nat
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Acronym
(Acronym) (head)Anagrams
*nab
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(nabb)Synonyms
* (To arrest a criminal or fugitive) nick, bustDerived terms
* nabber * kidnapEtymology 2
Compare knap, knop, knob.Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
- (Knight)
- (Knight)