Technical Terms and Abbreviations Explained – IP Address
The “IP” in IP address stands for Internet Protocol. An Internet Protocol Address is a unique address assigned to computers and other electronic devices connected to a network. The network can vary in size, from a simple home set-up of a computer connected to a printer, a corporate set-up with an internal network connecting various devices or a massive network such as the internet which connects billions of devices to the global network which is known as the World Wide Web.
An IP Address acts a unique identifier or “address” for a device and this allows the various devices connected to a network to communicate by helping them to tell one device different from another. Devices that can be connected to a network and all having their own unique IP Address include, telephones, printers, routers, scanners, computers and various other electronic devices.
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