IP address
An IP address is the numeric address of a device or server on the internet (e.g. 192.0.2.1).
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In plain English
The number that identifies a computer or server on the internet. DNS turns names like google.com into IP addresses so your browser knows where to connect.
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a numeric label assigned to each device on a network. IPv4 addresses look like 192.0.2.1; IPv6 are longer. DNS translates domain names to IP addresses so you don’t have to remember numbers.
A and AAAA records in DNS point domains to IP addresses. Our DNS lookup shows the IP(s) a domain resolves to.