IP address
nounid
3030·updated May 9, 2026verified
A unique binary number used to identify devices on a TCP/IP network
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.01.08.b ¶ 2
Classifications
Entity Type
Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- IP addresses
- possessive
- IP address's
- pluralpossessive
- IP addresses'
Framework definitions
- §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
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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