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

High Country News was unable to determine the platform’s owner or the owner of its website’s IP address; the website is opaque, with no contact information listed.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

This defense has borne fruit in other Strike 3 cases, in which defendants successfully argued simply having an IP address that was used to infringe wasn’t enough to prove they committed the infringements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The website gets the request from the VPN server and can only see that server’s IP address and location—not your original IP address and location.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“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

He assured us that the IT department was working overtime to try to identify the IP address of the computer used in the anonymous emails.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan