IP address

label used to identify a network interface of a computer or other network node
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IP address

Summary

IP address ranks in the top 0.25% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,910 views/month, #194 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • IP address is a type of tag[2].
  • IP address is a type of network address[3].
  • IP address's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IP addresses[4].
  • IP address's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ip-address[5].
  • IP address's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ip[6].
  • IP address's different from is recorded as URL[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include tag[2] and network address[3].

Why It Matters

IP address ranks in the top 0.25% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,910 views/month, #194 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ip-address_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IP address}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ip-address}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Different from URL
    Subclass of tag, network address
    Topic's main category Category:IP addresses
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Internet+address, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
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