IP address (Internet Protocol address) ek unique identifier hota hai jo devices ko internet mein identify karne ke liye use hota hai. Jaise har ghar mein ek unique pata hota hai jisse kisi ko bhejne ya pehchanne mein madad milti hai, waise hi har device ko internet par bhi ek unique address chahiye hota hai.
IP address do prakar ke hote hain: IPv4 aur IPv6. IPv4 mein typically decimal numbers ka set hota hai (jaise 192.168.1.1), jabki IPv6 hexadecimal numbers ka use karta hai (jaise 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334).
Yeh address network communication mein use hota hai taki data packets ko sahi jagah par bheja ja sake. Jab aap kisi website ko visit karte hain ya koi data transfer hota hai, tab IP address use hota hai devices ke beech communication ke liye.