Internet protocol (IP)
nounid
3001·updated May 9, 2026verified
IP is a standard format for routing data packets between computers. IP is efficient, flexible, routable, and widely used with many applications, and is gaining acceptance as the preferred communication protocol.
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Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.01.08.b ¶ 2
Classifications
Entity Type
Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
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Information Class
—95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- Internet protocol (IP)S
- possessive
- Internet protocol (IP)'s
- pluralpossessive
- Internet protocol (IP)S'
Framework definitions
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- IP is a standard format for routing data packets between computers. IP is efficient, flexible, routable, and widely used with many applications, and is gaining acceptance as the preferred communication protocol.
- §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
- IP is a standard format for routing data packets between computers. IP is efficient, flexible, routable, and widely used with many applications, and is gaining acceptance as the preferred communication protocol.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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