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IP Address

IP address is an identity of a computer or other network device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route packets based on the IP address to its destination. For the most TCP/IP networks which are based on the IPv4, the format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. IPv6 uses 128-bit binary for addressing purpose. IPv6 addresses are expressed in hexadecimal format (base 16) which allows not only numerals (0-9) but a few characters as well (a-f).

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