Media Access Control
(MAC) The lower sublayer of the OSI data link layer. The interface between a node's Logical Link Control and the network's physical layer. The MAC differs for various physical media.
See also MAC Address, Ethernet, IEEE 802.3, token ring. [What does it do? Examples?]Last updated: 1996-01-29
Nearby terms:
media ♦ Media Access Control ♦ Media Access Unit ♦ Media Converter
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