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<b>1.</b> [[Information]] that is delivered as a unit among peer entities of a [[network]] and that may contain control information, [[address]] information, or [[data]].

<b>2.</b> In layered systems, a unit of data that is specified in a [[protocol]] of a given [[layer]] and that consists of [[protocol-control information]] of the given layer and possibly [[user]] data of that layer.</b>

Source: from [[Federal Standard 1037C]]