An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. IP addresses are used to identify and locate devices on a network so that data can be sent and received. There are two main types of IP addresses: IPv4 and IPv6.
IPv4 addresses are the most common type of IP address and are represented as four numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.1.1. IPv6 addresses are the newer type of IP address and are represented as eight groups of four hexadecimal digits separated by colons, such as 2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7334.