IP address
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A unique binary number used to identify devices on a TCP/IP network
Framework senses
- §1
- A computer's inter-network address that is assigned for use by the Internet Protocol and other protocols. An IP version 4 address is written as a series of four 8-bit numbers separated by periods.
- §1
- A unique binary number used to identify devices on a TCP/IP network
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A unique binary number used to identify devices on a TCP/IP networkDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column