presentation layer
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6th layer of the OSI model of telecommunications; the least abstract for which data representation makes much sense
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- OSI model
- Followed by
- application layer
- Follows
- session layer
- Official website
- www.iso.org/ics/35.100.60/x
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- topic's main category
- Category:Presentation layer protocols
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/presentation-layer
- standards body
- International Organization for Standardization
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Encyclopedic overview
In the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking, the presentation layer is layer 6 and serves as the data translator for the network. It is sometimes called the syntax layer.
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