IP address

noun

: the numeric address of a computer on the Internet

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The domain still resolves to the same IP address, still handles email routing, and still maintains its SEO value. Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The obvious flaw here is that Kagi still records source IP addresses along with Privacy Pass searches, potentially de-anonymizing them, but there's a path around that: Privacy Pass functions with Tor, and Kagi maintains a Tor onion address for searches. Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025 Security operations teams block millions of things per day based on generic policies, but often these alerts predate finished intel, so there is no reason an analyst would have noticed a random IP address getting blocked by a web app. Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The company’s founder also went through a lengthy court case stemming from a Windscribe IP address allegedly being used to breach a server in Greece. PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for IP address

Word History

Etymology

Internet protocol

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of IP address was in 1985

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“IP address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IP%20address. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

IP address

noun
: the address of a computer on the Internet that consists of a series of numbers
Etymology

IP short for Internet protocol

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