Editing Application layer (section)

{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Short description|Highest layer of a networked communication model}}
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An '''application layer''' is an [[abstraction layer]] that specifies the shared [[communication protocol]]s and [[Interface (computing)|interface]] methods used by [[Host (network)|hosts]] in a communications network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://osi-model.com/application-layer/|title=Application Layer {{!}} Layer 7|website=The OSI-Model|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref> An ''application layer'' abstraction is specified in both the [[Internet Protocol Suite]] (TCP/IP) and the [[OSI model]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omnisecu.com/tcpip/tcpip-model.php|title=Four Layers of TCP/IP model, Comparison and Difference between TCP/IP and OSI models|website=www.omnisecu.com|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref> Although both models use the same term for their respective highest-level layer, the detailed definitions and purposes are different.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/answer/What-is-the-difference-between-TCP-IP-and-IP-protocol|title=What is the difference between TCP/IP and IP protocol?|website=SearchNetworking|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>