IP
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Intellectual Property.
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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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internet protocol: a code used to label packets of data sent across the internet, identifying both the sending and the receiving computers
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law intellectual property
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Short for Internet Protocol. A protocol that specifies the way data is broken into packets and the way those packets are addressed for transmission.
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See more at TCP/IP
Example Sentences
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That explains the chasm between an ebullient stock market and anxious public, writes Greg Ip.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"You have to differentiate genuine expressions of opinion from petitions with criminal intent. That is what our courts will have to find out," Ip added.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Dr. Ip received compensation as a steering committee member for Milestone Pharmaceuticals, the maker of etripamil and sponsor of the trial.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
Ip, who sits on one of the committees, said after the overhaul, candidates put a stronger emphasis on their platforms and councilors are better able to focus on their constituents’ livelihoods.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
In the preparation of this book, therefore, Ip.
From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
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