IP+address

Definition: An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: "A  name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there." Basically, the IP address gives a direct location of a webpage. For instance, instead of typing ‘Facebook’ in to Google or another search engine, or ‘www.facebook.com’, the user could type in something similar to: e.g. ‘152.94.42.314’ which would still display the same page as it would be the certain IP address for the web page.

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