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static IP address

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, static IP address means: An IP address that is set by hand or permanently reserved for one device, so that it does not change, unlike a dynamic address handed out by DHCP.

In Turkish: statik IP adresi, sabit IP adresi, sabit IP

How it is used

Used for servers, printers, network devices and anything that other systems must always find at the same address. Businesses also buy a static IP address from their ISP to host a VPN or a server. Often shortened to 'static IP'.

Example sentences

  1. Give the new NAS a static IP address outside the DHCP range.

  2. We pay the ISP extra for a static IP address so the branch VPN can always find us.

Common collocations

  • assign a static IP address
  • static IP from the ISP
  • static vs dynamic IP
  • outside the DHCP range
  • IP addressA unique numerical label given to every device on an IP network so that data can be sent to it, for example 192.168.1.20 in IPv4.
  • DHCPShort for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: a protocol that automatically gives devices an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS servers when they join a network.
  • IPv4Version 4 of the Internet Protocol, which uses 32-bit addresses written as four numbers from 0 to 255 separated by dots, such as 192.168.10.5; it allows about 4.3 billion addresses.
  • subnetA smaller range of IP addresses inside a larger network such as a VPC, used to group resources and control which of them can reach the internet.

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