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Definitions of media access control address:

• The MAC address of an ethernet hardware device such as a network interface card (NIC) is a 48-bit number that uniquely identifies the device. This hardware address is mapped to a computer's network address (such as its IP address in the case of TCP/IP) by higher level networking protocols.
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• a hardware address that has been embedded into the network interface card (NIC) by its vendor to uniquely identify each node, or point of connection, of a network.
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