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It is referred to as the Net Force.

To get the Net Force, one must add and subtract all of the forces acting on an object.

So for an object at rest sitting on a table or some other surface, one knows the net force would be 0 Newtons.

So, once you find the force of gravity, you know that the normal force will be equal to the force of gravity.
It would be the net force.

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