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OSI layer

OSI layer noun: any of the seven layers of abstraction in the OSI model of communications systems: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, or physical.

Noun

OSI layer (plural OSI layers)

  1. Any of the seven layers of abstraction in the OSI model of communications systems: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, or physical.

Forms of OSI layer

pluralOSI layers

Questions about OSI layer

What does OSI layer mean?
OSI layer means any of the seven layers of abstraction in the OSI model of communications systems: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, or physical.
What part of speech is OSI layer?
OSI layer is a noun.
What is the plural of OSI layer?
The plural of OSI layer is OSI layers.

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