next

adv. afterwards; at the nearest time in the future

adj. following; closest

NeXT Software, Inc. (formerly NeXT Computer, Inc.) was a computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets. NeXT was founded in 1985 by Steve Jobs after his resignation from Apple Computer. In addition to its hardware, NeXT developed the NEXTSTEP operating system, later retooled as a programming environment capable of running on several different operating systems, most notably Solaris. This put NEXTSTEP in direct competition with Windows NT and Cairo, a vaporware object-oriented version of Windows NT. In 1993, NeXT withdrew from the hardware business and, on December 20, 1996, was bought by Apple for US$400 million. Parts of NeXT's software were later used as the foundation for Mac OS X.
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Next commonly refers to the item following the current item.
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For the MTV dating show, see Next (TV series). For the computer platform, see NeXT Near End Crosstalk (NEXT) is an electromagnetic interference (EMI), also known as crosstalk, introduced on UTP by close by wires, usually running in parallel with the NEXT induced wire."Near End" refers to the inductance of EMI in the end closer to the end being measured on the alternate wire in a pair.In opposition to this, FEXT (Far End Cross Talk) is the detection of EMI on a wire whose inductance is at the far end from the measurement point. FEXT is weaker at the other end due to attenuation of the crosstalk signal.
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Adjective
1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
(synonym) adjacent, side by side(p)
(similar) close
2. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
(synonym) future(a), succeeding(a)
(similar) incoming
3. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
(synonym) following
(similar) succeeding(a)
Adverb
1. at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"

(superl.)
Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
  

(superl.)
Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
  

(superl.)
Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.
  

(superl.)
Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
  

(adv.)
In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
  

<company> The company founded by Steve Jobs [in ?] following his involuntary departure from Apple Computer, Inc.. NeXT produced both the hardware and operating system (NEXTSTEP). They changed their name to "NeXT Software" when they stopped making hardware and released NEXTSTEP For Intel processors. The company was bought by Apple in 1997(?).
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