MAC address
termnetworking
Stands for: Media Access Control address
The hardware address that identifies a network interface on a local network.
A MAC address is the 48-bit identifier burned into (or assigned to) a network card, used to deliver frames on the local segment; its first half, the OUI, identifies the manufacturer. Unlike an IP address it does not route across networks, it is strictly local.
Also known as: mac address, hardware address, physical address, OUI