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Loopback Address

nounid 3177·updated May 12, 2026
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The loopback address (127.0.0.1) is a pseudo IP address that always refer back to the local host and are never sent out onto a network.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Loopback Addresses
possessive
Loopback Address's
pluralpossessive
Loopback Addresses'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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The loopback address (127.0.0.1) is a pseudo IP address that always refer back to the local host and are never sent out onto a network.

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