# NIC vs nr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### NIC
*noun · frequency rank #17,191*
Acronym of network interface card or network interface controller, used to interface a computer to a network.

### nr
*preposition · frequency rank #16,545*
Abbreviation of near.

## Source
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