TERMIUM Plus®

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IP NUMBER [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
DEF

A unique address [that identifies] each node on a TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol] network and [that is] the combination of a network identifier ... and a unique host identifier ...

OBS

The numerical address [is] made up of four numbers separated by three dots.

OBS

The dotted decimal notation is used to represent IP addresses in the Internet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
DEF

Adresse Internet numérique d'un ordinateur [...] composée de 4 nombres [qui] permet d'identifier de façon précise une machine sur le réseau Internet.

OBS

Les adresses IP numériques (ou adresses IP tout court) sont [...] faites de quatre octets (entiers entre 0 et 255), et représentées sous la forme de quatre nombres séparés par des points. Les nombres ne sont pas aléatoires : afin de simplifier le routage, on essaie d'affecter des adresses contiguës à des machines sur le même réseau interne, comme celui d'une organisation ou entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Comunicaciones colaborativas y sociales
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Record 2 2016-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Electronics
OBS

An "IP" number, or as it is commonly known, an "IP rating," is used to specify the environmental protection offered. The IP rating is composed of two numbers, the first referring to the protection against solid object ingress and the second against liquid ingress. The higher the number the better the protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Électronique

Spanish

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