| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | data link layer | Datenleitungsschicht |
| comp. | data link layer | Sicherungssicht |
| commun. | data link layer | Datensicherungsschicht (layer 2, OSI RM; ITU-T (CCITT) I.440, I.441) |
| commun. | data link layer | Verbindungsschicht (OSI RM layer 2; FDDI) |
| commun., comp. | data link layer | Sicherungsschicht |
| comp. | data link layer | Datensicherungsschicht Verbindungssicherungsschicht |
| gen. | data link layer | Datenverbindungsschicht |
| comp., MS | data-link layer | Sicherungsschicht (Layer two of the OSI model. A layer that packages raw bits from the physical layer into frames (logical, structured packets for data). This layer is responsible for transferring frames from one computer to another, without errors. After sending a frame, the data-link layer waits for an acknowledgment from the receiving computer) |
| IT | set of data link and physical layers | Satz von Datenkommunikations-und physischen Ebenen |