Nap Definition
An official Tier 1 site at which an Internet service provider (ISP) can access the Internet backbone and exchange traffic with other ISPs. Some NAPs are known as Internet Exchanges (IXs) and some as MAEs. NAP locations include San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; and New Jersey. See also Internet, ISP, IX, and MAE.
Origin of Nap
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From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep"), from Proto-Germanic *hnappōnÄ… (“to nap"). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (> Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber") > German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap")).
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Alteration (perhaps influenced by obsolete French nape tablecloth) of Middle English noppe from Middle Dutch
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Middle English from nappen to doze from Old English hnappian
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possibly Scandanavian, cognate with nab, see Swedish nappa (“pinch")
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French napper from nappe cover nappe
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From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France (Bonaparte)
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From French napper, from nappe (“nape").
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From Middle English nappe, from Middle Dutch
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Short for napoleon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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