NIR or Nir may refer to:
Science and technology
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Near-infrared
Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of Light, visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from ...
, a region within the infrared part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum
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Near-infrared spectroscopy, a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region (from 780 nm to 2500 nm).
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National Identity Register, a former UK database
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National Internet registry, which coordinates IP address and other resource allocation
* NIR, proposed variation of the
SECAM
SECAM, also written SÉCAM (, ''Séquentiel de couleur à mémoire'', French for ''color sequential with memory''), is an analog color television system that was used in France, some parts of Europe and Africa, and Russia. It was one of th ...
colour television system in the Soviet Union
* ''Numéro d'inscription au répertoire national d'identification des personnes'' and ''numéro d'inscription au répertoire'', national identity numbers; see
INSEE code
Places
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Nir, Iran (disambiguation) Nir ( fa, نير) in Iran may refer to:
* Nir, Ardabil, a city in Ardabil Province, Iran
* Nir, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* Nir, Yazd, a city in Yazd Province, Iran
* Nir County, a subdivision of Ardabil Province, Iran
* Nir Dis ...
, several places in Iran
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Negros Island Region, one of the 18 regions of the Philippines
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
(FIFA country code: NIR, ISO 3166 code: GB-NIR), a part of the United Kingdom
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Ness Islands Railway
The Ness Islands Railway is a gauge miniature railway in Inverness, Scotland, opened in 1983.
Overview
Operating around a site in Whin Park, near the Ness Islands, an area popular for recreation amongst tourists and the local population, the N ...
, a miniature railway in scotland
Other uses
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Nir (name)
Nir is a male given name of Hebrew origin which means "plowed field". It is also used as a Hebraized surname. Examples of people with that name:
Given name
* Nir Abergel (born 1990), Israeli footballer
* Nir Alon (born 1964), Israeli sculpto ...
, a Hebrew given name and surname
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Northern Ireland Railways, the railway operator in Northern Ireland
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Rate of natural increase, a demographic metric of population increase
See also
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NIRS (disambiguation) NIRS may refer to:
Organizations
* National Indigenous Radio Service, Australia
* National Institute on Retirement Security, a research institute in the US
* National Institute of Radiological Sciences
The (NIRS) is a radiation research institut ...
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