Definition of Internet addresses

Internet address
<networking> (IP address, TCP/IP address) The 32-bit host address defined by the Internet Protocol in STD 5, RFC 791. It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation.
A hosts's Internet address is sometimes related to its 

internet address
<networking> (Note lower case "i"). An IP address that uniquely identifies a node on an internet.
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(1995-04-12)