IP

American  

1. Intellectual Property.

2. Internet Protocol: a communications protocol for computers connected to a network, especially the internet, specifying the format for addresses and units of transmitted data.

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IP British  

abbreviation

1. internet protocol: a code used to label packets of data sent across the internet, identifying both the sending and the receiving computers

2. law intellectual property

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IP Scientific  

1. Short for Internet Protocol. A protocol that specifies the way data is broken into packets and the way those packets are addressed for transmission.

2. See more at TCP/IP

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Example Sentences

“A native TV app tells you the device type, session length, IP address, and even the context of what was watched before and after. Casting gives them none of that.”

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Private texts with Mark Zuckerberg show Musk asking if the Meta boss was "open to the idea of bidding on the OpenAI IP with me and some others?"

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

And WhatsApp shares information with its parent company Meta and third parties, including phone numbers, mobile device information, and IP addresses.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Following Expedition 33's success, Dring adds: "The drive is to see more home-grown IP flourish on the international stage".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“So, I messaged Rapid and told him that we found his IP address, and that I knew he didn’t live in the Garden,” Sonny goes on.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas