Media access control

nounid 3238·updated May 9, 2026

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A unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment

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Attested in

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NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems6 citations · 6 defined by this document · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01

03.01.08.b ¶ 203.01.08.b ¶ 203.05.02 ¶ 203.05.02 ¶ 23.2.1 ¶ 393.2.1 ¶ 40

Classifications

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Entity Type

Asset Component100%authoritativecki_glossary_manual

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

5 surface forms

acronym: MACMAC address
plural: Media access controls
possessive: Media access control's
pluralpossessive: Media access controls'

Framework definitions

3 senses across 3 frameworks

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: A unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment

NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →

§1 · acronym list: MAC: Media Access Control
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (acronym list)

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment
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