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IP Address

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An IP address is a number used to address each device on an IP network uniquely.

IP stands for Internet Protocol which is the protocol layer with which the address is associated.

"IP address" typically still refers to 32-bit IPv4 addresses until IPv6 is deployed more broadly.

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