Media Access Control
NetworkingOn AI Acronyms, this is the primary meaning listed for MAC. It is the best starting point when no other context is given.
What Does MAC Stand For?
MAC
Most common meaning
Media Access Control
In computer networking, MAC commonly refers to the data-link layer mechanism used for access to a network medium and appears in the term MAC address.
AT A GLANCE
MAC quick facts
- Full form
- Media Access Control
- Field / context
- Networking, Computing
- Other meanings
- 1 additional meaning
- Written as
- MAC
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MULTIPLE MEANINGS
Which MAC meaning applies?
The intended meaning depends on the subject and the words around the abbreviation.
Which meaning applies here?
Media Access Control: Look for networks, routers, Wi-Fi, Ethernet or a MAC address.
Macintosh: Look for Apple computers, macOS or Mac hardware.
MAC meanings by context
Media Access Control
Context: Networking
In computer networking, MAC commonly refers to the data-link layer mechanism used for access to a network medium and appears in the term MAC address.
Macintosh
Context: Computing
Mac is Appleβs shortened product-family name for Macintosh computers; in this context it is a name rather than an expansion of the networking term Media Access Control.
How MAC is used in a sentence
These examples show the abbreviation in context. They are explanatory examples, not medical, legal or professional instructions.
NetworkingMedia Access Control
βThe routerβs device list shows the MAC address associated with each connected network interface.β
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