L3

noun — 2 senses

L3

noun

Etymology From Level 3.

› Short for third level in various contexts

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The third-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the second-level cache.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences The network layer in the seven-layer OSI network model.

  • an L3 switch

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