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1.2 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Tue Aug 13 20:31:34 2013 +0200
1.3 @@ -1612,7 +1612,15 @@
1.4 </concept>
1.5 <concept>
1.6 <term abbreviation="MAC" completeForm="media access control" language="en"/>
1.7 - <explanation language="en"><text></text></explanation>
1.8 + <explanation language="en">
1.9 + <text>
1.10 + a data communication protocol, a sublayer of the layer 2 in OSI model (data link layer);
1.11 + a MAC address is a unique identifier of an network interface – used for IEEE 802 networks including Ethernet;
1.12 + they are assigned by the manufacturer of the card and stored in the hardware (can be often changed by the software);
1.13 + there are three numbering namespaces: MAC-48, EUI-48 and EUI-64;
1.14 + the address has 6 or 8 bytes and they are usually written in HEX, octets separated by : (a colon)
1.15 + </text>
1.16 + </explanation>
1.17 <tag>computer</tag>
1.18 </concept>
1.19 <concept>