What is an IP Address?

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique number assigned to every device connected to the internet or a local network. This number allows devices to communicate with each other.

There are two types of IP addresses: IPv4 (e.g., 192.168.1.1) and IPv6 (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334). IPv4 addresses are more commonly used, but IPv6 addresses were developed to support the growing number of devices.