An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two main functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.
There are two main types of IP addresses: IPv4 and IPv6. IPv4 is the most common type of IP address and is typically represented as a set of four numbers separated by periods, such as “192.168.1.1”. IPv6 is the newer version of IP addresses and is typically represented as a set of eight hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, such as “2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7334”.