IP address

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a code that identifies a computer network or a particular computer or other device on a network, consisting of four numbers separated by periods.

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IP address British  

noun

1. computing internet protocol address: the numeric code that identifies all computers that are connected to the internet

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IP address Scientific  

1. The numerical sequence that serves as an identifier for an Internet server. An IP address appears as a series of four groups of numbers separated by dots. The first group is a number between 1 and 255 and the other groups are a number between 0 and 255, such as 192.135.174.1. Every server has its own unique address.

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Example Sentences

SEOUL—On a California-based company’s internal directory, he was just another face in the grid of remote workers—a prolific software developer with a polished LinkedIn profile and an IP address tracing back to the Midwest.

From The Wall Street Journal

This masks your IP address and makes your online activity more difficult to track.

From Salon

Reducing Tracking and Targeted Ads: Advertisers and data brokers track your IP address and browsing habits to build detailed profiles for targeted advertising.

From Salon

By masking your IP address and encrypting your traffic, a VPN makes it significantly harder for these entities to track you across different websites.

From Salon

Your real IP address gets hidden, making it look like you’re browsing from wherever the VPN server is located.

From Salon