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IP address
(I) A computer's internetwork address that is assigned for use by
the Internet Protocol and other protocols.
(C) An IP version 4 [R0791] address is written as a series of four
8-bit numbers separated by periods. For example, the address of
the host named "rosslyn.bbn.com" is 192.1.7.10.
(C) An IP version 6 [R2373] address is written as x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x,
where each "x" is the hexadecimal value of one of the eight 16-bit
parts of the address. For example, 1080:0:0:0:8:800:200C:417A and
FEDC:BA98:7654:3210:FEDC:BA98:7654:3210.
