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IP address

noun

Etymology

Short for Internet Protocol address.

Definitions

  1. A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for IP address. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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