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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Greg Ip, the Journal’s chief economics commentator, writes that the combo could boost annualized economic growth in the first half of the year by as much as half a percentage point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
A number of those stepping down are aged above 70, including the prominent politician Regina Ip, a former security chief nicknamed the "Iron Lady".
From BBC • Dec. 6, 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
Regina Ip, a leading member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong’s Cabinet, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Messi should never be allowed to return to Hong Kong. His lies and hypocrisy are disgusting.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
When we had to leave this country home Ip.
From Wild Nature Won By Kindness by Brightwen, Elizabeth
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