The Emergence Machine

Ip Address

abstract · Computing · Level 4 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

An IP address is a numerical label assigned to devices on a network, enabling routing of data packets across the internet, which arises from the structured coded information in software that is used to manage and communicate on networks.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ip address” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
IP address
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Ip AddressNetworkSoftwareFormInformationStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesIp AddressL4NetworkL3SoftwareL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Network L3 (requires) Technology sense
    An IP address is a numerical label assigned to devices on a network, enabling routing of data packets across the internet.
  • Software L3 (requires)
    ip address builds on the concept of software