nick; small cut; small notch
A katakana loanword for a small cut, notch, or damage mark. In everyday Japanese, native words such as 傷 or 切り傷 are often more natural; ニック is more likely in technical or product-description contexts.
There is a small nick in the knife blade.
A nick appeared on the edge of the blade.
Be careful not to put a nick in the cable insulation.
A nick formed on the surface of the part during use.
nickname
Katakana form corresponding to English “nick”; no language-of-origin field is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not specified here.