PhysicalThing: media access control

Lexeme:	media access control Rare (0.04)
Definition:	noun. Media Access Control (MAC) refers to a protocol or mechanism that enables devices to access and communicate over a shared network medium. It operates at the Data Link Layer of the OSI model and is responsible for managing the transmission and reception of data packets between network devices, such as computers, switches, or routers. The MAC address, a unique identifier assigned to each network interface, is used by the MAC protocol to facilitate the efficient and orderly sharing of network resources and prevent data collisions on the network. GPT3.5 Word Forms: noun. media access control (singular), media access controls (plural)
Synonyms:	(none)
Abstraction:	(hypernym) access control (hypernym) control (hypernym) event (hypernym) physical thing
Composition:	(none)
Properties:	(none)
Basic Categories:	information
Related Concepts:	(none)
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