Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

datalink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
datalink
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see data, link.

Etymology

From data + link.

Inflected Forms

datalinks (plural) data-link (alternative) data link (alternative)

Derived Forms

DL

Synonyms

DL

Questions

What does datalink mean?
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.
Where does datalink come from?
From data + link.

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