Diritto ed Informatica: Diritto Internet
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| internet address |
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| Full form |
Internet Protocol (IP) address
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| Definition |
A 32-bit (4-byte) binary number that uniquely identifies a host (computer) connected to the Internet to other Internet hosts, for the purposes of communication through the transfer of packets. An IP address is expressed in "dotted quad" format, consisting of the decimal values of its four bytes, separated with periods; for example, 127.0.0.1. The first one, two, or three bytes of the IP address, assigned by InterNIC Registration Services, identify the network the host is connected to; the remaining bits identify the host itself. The 32 bits of all 4 bytes together can signify almost 2, or roughly 4 billion, hosts. (A few small ranges within that set of numbers are not used.)
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| Definition source |
Dizionario di informatica Microsoft Press (CD)
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| Context |
Links are references to Internet addresses (or Uniform Resource Locators - URLs) […] i.e. statements of locations without original content, which fall under the category of facts. As such, they cannot be copyrightable according to the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) or any other copyright legislation, for that matter.
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| Context source |
(Jw)athanase
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| Synonym |
Web address
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| Quasi-synonym |
home page address
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| Subject field |
Internet
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| Related concept |
domain name, DNS
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| it |
indirizzo Internet
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| Reliability code |
3
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