IP address

noun

: the numeric address of a computer on the Internet

Examples of IP address in a Sentence

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The IP address and phone number associated with the files belonged to Green, investigators said. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025 Keep cyberattacks at bay by hiding your home and IP address with Surfshark’s 3,200 torrent-friendly servers across 65 different countries. Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025 Fast flux works by cycling through a range of IP addresses and domain names that these botnets use to connect to the Internet. ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025 The four companies’ websites are hosted at the same IP address alongside Smiao Intelligence, an internet services company whose website became unavailable during Reuters’ reporting. Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for IP address

Word History

Etymology

Internet protocol

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Apr. 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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