NDR

Updated: 10/11/2017 by Computer Hope
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NDR may refer to any of the following:

1. Short for Non-Destructive ReadOut, NDR or NDRO is a function preventing any data previously read from being erased from its source. For example, a computer processor doesn't destroy data after it is read.

2. Short for Network Data Representation, NDR is the DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) method used to transform data to be read by a different CPU (Central Processing Unit).

3. Short for Non-active, Dormant, to be Removed, NDR is a database and document abbreviation for a file, record, or other data needing to be removed because it's no longer used.

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