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The 17 pages that link to IP address, each with the reason it gives.

• InternetBroader topic: IP addresses identify destinations and sources in packet delivery.

• Internet ProtocolRelated: Source and destination addresses identify the endpoints of an IP datagram.

• Domain Name SystemRelated: Address records let DNS connect domain names with network destinations.

• Computer networkRelated: IP addresses identify packet sources and destinations across routed networks.

• Transmission Control ProtocolRelated: TCP connections use the IP addresses of their endpoint hosts.

• Client–server modelRelated: Addressing lets clients direct packets toward server endpoints.

• Internet protocol suiteRelated: IP addresses identify packet sources and destinations across interconnected networks.

• Virtual private networkRelated: A VPN can replace the public-facing source address seen by destination services.

• Digital footprintRelated: Connection logs may associate an IP address with visits and approximate location.

• RouterBroader topic: The destination address is the principal clue a router uses to forward an IP packet.

• Domain nameCompared with: Unlike a domain name, it is a numerical network identifier, though DNS can associate the two.

• URLCompared with: An IP address can locate a host, while a URL adds resource and access information.

• Voice over Internet ProtocolRelated: IP addresses help route signaling and media between VoIP endpoints.

• Telephone numberCompared with: It routes Internet traffic, whereas telephone numbers identify destinations in numbering plans.

• IPv6Narrower topic: IPv6 addresses are a larger, differently structured form of IP address.

• IPv4Narrower topic: An IPv4 address is a 32-bit member of this broader addressing concept.

• Architecture (networks)Related: Addressing lets the architecture identify destinations for data.