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Related phrases:   network address translation   network address port translation   network address translator   network address retention   nat or network address translation

Definitions of network address:

• The network portion of an IP address. For a class A network, the network address is the first byte of the IP address. For a class B network, the network address is the first two bytes of the IP address. For a class C network, the network address is the first three bytes of the IP address. In each case, the remainder is the host address. On the Internet, assigned network addresses are globally unique.
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• A group of characters that uniquely identify the location of a node on a network.
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• Network-layer address that refers to a logical network device. Also known as a protocol address.
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• A node's logical (domain/subnet/node) address. This address is assigned at installation time by the NSS.
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• Electronic mail address or address of a host machine.
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• The host number, network number, and socket number of an entity, constituting its address on the Internet.
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