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Meaning of dotted decimal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A method of writing IP addresses where the value of each byte is given as a decimal number, and each byte separated by a dot.

Internet, countable, uncountable

Examples

“127.0.0.1 is the dotted decimal representation of the binary value 01111111000000000000000000000001, which is the address your computer uses to refer⟳ to itself.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dotted gizzard shad dotted line dotted note dotted quad dotted Swiss dottedness

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