IP address

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Stands for Internet Protocol Address.

An IP address "is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP)—in simpler terms, a computer address." [1]

A sample IP address is:

192.168.0.1


How To Determine A Computer's IP Address

In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.