IP address
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Short for Internet Protocol address.
Noun[edit]
IP address (plural IP addresses)
- (Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.
Usage notes[edit]
When necessary, the specific version of the Internet Protocol being used is often stated:
- IPv4 address (32 bits, normally written out in dotted decimal form, e.g. 198.51.100.56).
- IPv6 address (128 bits, normally written out as eight groups of four hexadecimal digits, e.g. 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334).
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Translations[edit]
number assigned to each computer's network interface
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