MAC may refer to any of the following:

1. Short for medium access control, or MAC address. Known as a physical address and hardware address whose number is uniquely formatted in hexadecimal format and given to each computer or network device on a computer network. The addresses are usually assigned by the hardware manufacturer, and these ID's are considered burned into the firmware of the network access hardware. Because of this process, some vendors use specific formats in the hardware address. Below is an example of a MAC address.

Mac- names for baby girls, with 80 entries. Mac- names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1970s up to the 2000s. Their usage peaked modestly in 2001 with 0.496% of baby girls being given Mac- names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Mac- names. Short for Media Access Control address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.In IEEE 802 networks, the Data Link Control (DLC) layer of the OSI Reference Model is divided into two sub-layers: the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The MAC layer interfaces directly with the network medium.

Mac, Scottish and Irish Gaelic surname prefix meaning “son.” It is equivalent to the Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman Fitz and the Welsh Ap (formerly Map).Just as the latter has become initial P, as in the modern names Price or Pritchard, Mac has in some names become initial C and even K—e.g., Cody, Costigan, Keegan. The Gaelic countries were among the earliest to adopt hereditary.

Major lip – from high-shine to matte formulas – from the #1 premium lip brand on the planet.Source Euromonitor Int’l Ltd; total retail value in premium lip product category for world for CY2019. Mac- names for baby girls, with 80 entries. Mac- names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1970s up to the 2000s. Their usage peaked modestly in 2001 with 0.496% of baby girls being given Mac- names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Mac- names.

Because a MAC address is a unique address, devices on a network do not share the same MAC address.

Because of the potential of tracking wireless devices by using a MAC address, many manufacturers (e.g., Apple, Google, and Microsoft) generate random MAC addresses.

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2. A Mac is also an abbreviation used to describe Macintosh, a line of personal computers created by Apple.

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Apple terms, Computer acronyms, Hardware terms, Hexadecimal, Hostid, Network terms, Physical address

Names that start with Mac or Mc are Irish or Scottish patronymics designating 'son of.' Of course, many of the most popular Mac names today, such as Mackenzie and McKenna, are usually given to girls. But there are a raft of lesser-used Mac names that work well for boys and lead to the adorable short form Mac.
Along with Mackenzie and McKenna, other Mac names in the US Top 1000 include McKinley, McKenzie, and Mack itself. Mac and Mc names including Macallister, McCoy, and McGreggor have been chosen by celebrities for their children.
If you have a Mac name on your family tree, consider co-opting it as a name for your son or daughter. Or select from our list of Mac and Mc Names, below.
Mac Names

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What Can The Name Mac Be Short For

What Is The Name Mac Short For