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MAC address
The hardware address of a device connected to a shared network medium. See also Media Access Control.

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Mac address Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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MAC address
The hardware address of a device connected to a shared media. See also: Media Access Control, Ethernet, token ring. [Source: MALAMUD]

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MAC address
Media Access Control address,given to a device in a network.It consists of a 48-bit hexadecimal number (12 characters ).The address is normally assigned to a device,such as a network card when it is manufactured.


Mac address Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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mac address
the hardware address of a device connected to a shared network medium. see also media access control.



Mac address Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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MAC address
In computer networking a Media Access Control address (MAC address) or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA) or hardware address or adapter address is a quasi-unique identifier attached to most network adapters (NICs). It is a number that acts like a name for a particular network adapter, so, for example, the network cards (or built-in network adapters) in two different computers will have different names, or MAC addresses, as would an Ethernet adapter and a wireless adapter in the same computer, and as would multiple network cards in a router. However, it is possible to change the MAC address on most of today's hardware, often referred to as MAC spoofing.

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