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Data Link
  • The means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data. (JCS1-DoD) (JCS1-NATO)
  • The path a frame takes from the source station to the destination station across zero or more switches within a single network.
  • The assembly of parts of two DTEs that are controlled by a link protocol, and that, together with the interconnecting data circuit, enables data to be transferred from a data source to a data sink. See also data, data terminal equipment, data transmission, link, Open Systems Interconnection--Reference Model, tactical data information link.