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Each device connected to a network, be it a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the Internet has an assigned unique IP (Internet Protocol) Address which identifies that specific device to the rest of the network. For example, Show me my IP Address will take a look at "your" computer and list the address of "your" system. (if you are using a modem to dial into your ISP, this number will likely change at every connection ... cable and DSL modems may have the same address for quite a while) Your ISP has a pool of IP Addresses, some are used to provide their customers with a unique address when on-line, others the ISP use themselves for things like running an e-mail server to handle all the incoming/outgoing e-mail for their customers. (NOTE: the above is very simplified. If/when all the other techy stuff gets added, this block will be revisited and a bunch of items will be added, like "See TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Proxy, etc.)
For more info;
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question549.htm
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IP_address.html
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NetLingo - The Internet Dictionary
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The Jargon File
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