# Network Information Service

> client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network, developed by Sun Microsystems

**Wikidata**: [Q525892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525892)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Information_Service)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/network-information-service


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013