---
title: IP Address
slug: Glossary/IP_Address
tags:
  - Beginner
  - Glossary
  - Infrastructure
  - Web
---
An IP address is a number assigned to every device connected to a network that uses the Internet protocol.

"IP address" typically still refers to 32-bit IPv4 addresses until IPv6 is deployed more broadly.

## See also

- {{interwiki("wikipedia", "IP address", "IP address")}} on Wikipedia
