[W/K] :: application layer

  application layer
       
           The top layer of the OSI seven layer model.
          This layer handles issues like network transparency,
          resource allocation and problem partitioning.  The application
          layer is concerned with the user's view of the network
          (e.g. formatting electronic mail messages).  The
          presentation layer provides the application layer with a
          familiar local representation of data independent of the
          format used on the network.
       
          (1994-11-28)