Formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP) . A service used for the administration of network-wide databases within a specified domain . The databases, called maps, are provided by servers ( master servers which control the domain and are client -writable for changes, and/or slave servers which are client -read-only) to participating hosts (clients) within a specified domain.
NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE (NIS)
Meaning of NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE (NIS) in English
Josh's Network English Glossary. Английский словарь Josh's Network. 2012