noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Abbreviation of Lagrange point 3, located 180 degrees away from the smaller object and slightly outside the smaller object's orbit around the larger object. abbreviation, alt-of
2. 2
   Short for third level in various contexts; The third-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the second-level cache. uncountable
3. 3
   Short for third level in various contexts; The network layer in the seven-layer OSI network model. uncountable

   "an L3 switch"

Etymology

From Level 3.

Related phrases

lagrange point

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