Datenlink
Datenlink is a German term that can refer to two related concepts in information technology. In networking it is commonly used as shorthand for the data link layer of the OSI model, known in German as die Datenlink-Schicht.
The data link layer provides node-to-node data transfer across a physical link. It defines how data is
In German technical literature the term may also be used as a synonym for the data link
In another sense, Datenlink is occasionally used to refer to a hyperlink—a link in a document or
Overall, the meaning of Datenlink depends on context; it most often denotes the data link layer in