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

And check the test page again after you clean up your tech: If you were the only party infected on your IP address, your network should get the all-clear within two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

By August he had created his own one-man company, Synthient, and was selling his list of associated IP addresses to warn companies of fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

All of which makes it not the most obvious remake-friendly IP.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“Augmented reality could end up looking a lot like the royalty layer in smartphones, where a small set of IP owners extract value from a much larger hardware ecosystem,” Boloor said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Where was the Argo IP Thoon knelt and touched the blade of his cleaver reverently against the earth.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan