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datalink

datalink noun: the protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment.

Noun

datalink (plural datalinks)

  1. The protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see data, link.

Synonyms of datalink

Forms of datalink

pluraldatalinks
alternative formdata-link
alternative formdata link

Origin of datalink

From data + link.

Words formed from datalink

Questions about datalink

What does datalink mean?
Datalink means the protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment.
What part of speech is datalink?
Datalink is a noun.
What is the plural of datalink?
The plural of datalink is datalinks.

Words near datalink in the dictionary

  1. dataler
  2. datalers
  3. dataless
  4. datalessness
  5. datalike
  6. datalink
  7. datalinks
  8. dataller
  9. datallers
  10. datalog
  11. datalogger

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