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Definition of Internet Protocol
1. Noun. (Internet) One of the computer networking protocol protocols that are antecedents or descendants of that specified by the IETF STD005, "INTERNET PROTOCOL"; all of which are characterized by providing routable internetwork addressing and by being packet-switching packet-switched, unreliable, and connectionless. ¹
2. Noun. (Internet) The most widely used of these protocols, IPv4. ¹
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