This is often referred to as a hardware address and uniquely identifies a device within a defined network area such as a LAN (Local Area Network). A common example of a MAC address would be an Ethernet address which will be associated with an Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) used by all computers connected on an Ethernet LAN.
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