What does the 'libnsl.so.1 cannot open shared object file' error indicate?

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What does the 'libnsl.so.1 cannot open shared object file' error indicate?
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This error means that a program is trying to use a shared library (libnsl.so.1) that is either missing from the system or cannot be found by the dynamic linker. Shared libraries contain code that multiple programs can use, and this error signals a problem locating that specific library.