IP address

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. IP

IP address

noun

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

IP address

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.

Example Sentences

I wanted to feel the full force of the advertising onslaught; I wanted to be targeted as a Montana resident, with local broadcast and a Montana IP address.

From Slate

To prevent people buying excessive numbers of tickets, he says that Tixologi’s AI “will be able to flag people making multiple purchases from the same IP address as unusual purchasing behaviour”.

From BBC

Taylor was arrested by officers from the NCA's anti-corruption unit after it was established that an IP address linked to his home was accessing illegal content.

From BBC

The Newport Beach Police Department served a search warrant in February 2015 on Hartman’s Newport Beach home after connecting it to an IP address that had shared child pornography images, the district attorney’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times

To prevent people buying excessive numbers of tickets, he says that Tixologi’s AI “will be able to flag people making multiple purchases from the same IP address as unusual purchasing behaviour”.

From BBC