IP address

noun

A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

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IP number
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Meanings

nounIP address (plural IP addresses)

plural IP addresses

  1. InternetA number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

    Synonyms: IP number

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

Similar
IP number
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ip number

Origin

Short for Internet Protocol address.

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Translations

Arabic عُنْوَان آي بِي
  • عُنْوَان آي بِي (ʕunwān ʔay bī)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Basque IP helbide
  • IP helbidenumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Catalan adreça IP
  • adreça IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Chinese Mandarin IP地址, IP位址
  • IP地址 (āipì dìzhǐ)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • IP位址 (āipì wèizhǐ)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Danish IP-adresse
  • IP-adressenumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Dutch IP-adres
  • IP-adresnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Esperanto IP-adreso
  • IP-adresonumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Finnish IP-osoite
  • IP-osoitenumber assigned to each computer's network interface
French adresse IP
  • adresse IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
German IP-Adresse
  • IP-Adressenumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Greek ιστοδιεύθυνση, διεύθυνση ΔΠ
  • ιστοδιεύθυνση (istodiéfthynsi)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • διεύθυνση ΔΠ (diéfthynsi DP)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • διεύθυνση IP (diéfthynsi IP)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Hindi आइपी ऍड्रैस
  • आइपी ऍड्रैस (āipī ĕḍrais)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Hungarian IP-cím
  • IP-címnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Icelandic IP-tala, vistfang
  • IP-talanumber assigned to each computer's network interface
  • vistfangnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
  • IP-númernumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Indonesian alamat IP
  • alamat IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Japanese ＩＰアドレス, アイピーアドレス
  • ＩＰアドレス (aipī-adoresu)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • アイピーアドレス (aipī-adoresu)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • IPアドレス (aipī-adoresu)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Korean IP 주소, 아이피 주소
  • IP 주소 (aipi juso)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • 아이피 주소 (aipi juso)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Polish adres IP
  • adres IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Portuguese endereço IP
  • endereço IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Romanian adresă IP
  • adresă IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Russian IP-а́дрес, айпѝ-а́дрес
  • IP-а́дрес (IP-ádres)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • айпѝ-а́дрес (ajpì-ádres)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • айпи́ (ajpí)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Spanish dirección IP
  • dirección IPnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Swedish IP-adress
  • IP-adressnumber assigned to each computer's network interface
Ukrainian IP-адре́са, айпі̀-адре́са
  • IP-адре́са (IP-adrésa)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • айпі̀-адре́са (ajpì-adrésa)number assigned to each computer's network interface
  • айпі́ (ajpí)number assigned to each computer's network interface
Cite this entry
APA

IP address. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IP%20address

MLA

“IP address.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IP%20address. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IP address,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IP%20address.

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