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ip address

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
ip ad-dress
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Short for Internet Protocol address.

Inflected Forms

IP addresses (plural)

Phrases

Internet Protocol dynamic IP address static IP address

Frequently Paired Words

internet Internet Protocol IP dynamic IP address static IP address OSI ping

Synonyms

IP number

Questions

What does ip address mean?
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.
Where does ip address come from?
Short for Internet Protocol address.

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