IP address

An IP address, or Internet Protocol address, is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. Think of it as a digital postal address that helps identify and locate devices on the internet. Just like you need an address to receive mail, devices use IP addresses to send and receive data. IP addresses can be static (unchanging) or dynamic (changing periodically), and they come in two main formats: IPv4, which uses four sets of numbers, and IPv6, which provides a larger range of addresses for the growing number of devices.