MAC address
Definitions
Media Access Control address; a unique identifying number assigned to most network devices.
Equivalents
6 more languages
SuomiMAC-osoite
Bahasa Indonesiaalamat kendali akses media
Italianoindirizzo MAC
日本語MACアドレス
한국어MAC 주소
Portuguêsendereço MAC
Examples
“The MAC address substitution module then substitutes the source MAC address and the destination MAC address of the packet before it is forwarded into the interface port. The source MAC address is replaced by that of the output interface, and the destination MAC address is replaced by that of the immediate next hop (a router or the destination host⟳).”
“Our analysis illustrates that MAC address randomization policies are neither universally implemented nor effective at eliminating privacy concerns.”
“MAC addresses are learned by the source MAC address on incoming frames to the switch⟳, not the destination frames.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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