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MAC (Media Access Control)
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Mac (Media Access Control) (Networking) 
On a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC address is a computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address). The MAC layer frames data for transmission over the network, then passes the frame to the physical layer interface where it is transmitted as a stream of bits.
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