CNI
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CNI is the abbreviation for a number of organizations and companies, including:
It is also an abbreviation for:
It is also used as a phonetically similar abbreviation in:
- Centro Nacional de InteligenciaCentro Nacional de InteligenciaThe National Intelligence Center is the Spanish official intelligence agency. Its headquarters are located in the A-6 motorway near Madrid. The CNI is the successor of the Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa, Higher Centre for Defense Intelligence. Its main target areas are North Africa...
, the Spanish secret service agency. - Church of North IndiaChurch of North IndiaThe Church of North India , the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India, is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India...
- CityNews International, A Canadian International Newscast which airs on the CitytvCitytvCitytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
stations (excluding Citytv Toronto) and on Toronto's News Station CablePulse24. - Coalition for Networked InformationCoalition for Networked InformationThe Coalition for Networked Information is an organization whose mission is to promote networked information technology as a way to further the advancement of intellectual collaboration and productivity. It is a joint initiative of the Association of Research Libraries as well as EDUCAUSE...
, an organization of libraries, universities, publishers and telecommunications firms. - Council for the National InterestCouncil for the National InterestThe Council for the National Interest is a 501 organization in the United States advocating a "new direction for U.S. Middle East policy." With its sister organization the Council for the National Interest Foundation it works to educate about and promote what it describes as "even handed...
, a political advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. - Colegio Nacional Iquitos, a Peruvian soccer team.
- Communication Networks Institute, located at Dortmund University of Technology.
- Centre national des indépendants et paysansNational Centre of Independents and PeasantsThe National Centre of Independents and Peasants is a liberal-conservative and conservative-liberal political party in France, founded in 1949 by the merger of the National Centre of Independents with the...
, a French political party.
It is also an abbreviation for:
- Common Network Interface RingCommon Network Interface RingThe Common Network Interface Ring provides Common Channel Signaling functionality on several Alcatel-Lucent SS7 products. It was introduced by Western Electric in the early 1980s but is still used today in all 1AESS and 4ESS, offices, and most of the wireline 5ESS offices.It was designed and...
- Olfactory nerveOlfactory nerveThe olfactory nerve, or cranial nerve I, is the first of twelve cranial nerves. It is instrumental in the sense of smell. Derived from the embryonic nasal placode, the olfactory nerve is capable of regeneration.-Anatomy:...
, or Cranial nerve I - Compiled Native Interface (previously called Cygnus Native Interface) - a Java Native InterfaceJava Native InterfaceThe Java Native Interface is a programming framework that enables Java code running in a Java Virtual Machine to call and to be called by native applications and libraries written in other languages such as C, C++ and assembly.-Purpose and features:JNI enables one to write native methods to...
equivalent for the GCJ compilerCompilerA compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language into another computer language... - Critical National Infrastructure - the essential systems and services which allow society to continue to function, such as electricity and water supplies.
- Originally Certified Netware Instructor, then subsequently (when UnixwareUnixWareUnixWare is a Unix operating system maintained by The SCO Group . UnixWare is typically deployed as a server rather than desktop. Binary distributions of UnixWare are available for x86 architecture computers. It was originally released by Univel, a jointly owned venture of AT&T's Unix System...
entered NovellNovellNovell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
s product range) it became Certified Novell Instructor. - Certificate of No Impediment: If you are planning on marrying overseas (not in the UK), you may be required to provide the local authorities with a certificate of no impediment (CNI) as evidence that you are single and free to marry.
- Iodine cyanideIodine cyanideIodine cyanide is the inorganic compound with the formula ICN. It is a pseudohalogen composed of iodine and the cyanide group. It is toxic and occurs as white crystals that react slowly with water to form hydrogen cyanide. It is prepared by combining I2 and sodium cyanide in ice-cold water. The...
, which has the alternative chemical formula of CNI.
It is also used as a phonetically similar abbreviation in:
- CNI-dog (or "seeing eyeThe Seeing EyeThe Seeing Eye, Inc. is a guide dog school that is located in Morristown, New Jersey in the United States. It was founded in 1929 as the first guide dog school in the country...
dog"), a guide dogGuide dogGuide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles.Although the dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are partially color blind and are not capable of interpreting street signs...
for blind persons.