Your IP address is a unique identifier, kind of like a mailing address, associated with your online activity. Any time that you use the internet (shopping online, sending emails, streaming TV), you’re requesting access to a specific online destination, and in return, information is sent back to you. How does that work? Well the IP stands for Internet Protocol, which lays out the standards and rules (yes, otherwise known as the protocol) for routing data and connecting to the internet. This protocol is a set of rules each party needs to follow to allow for a bi-directional flow of data.

IP 地址是与您的在线活动相关联的唯一标识符，有点像邮件地址。每当您使用互联网（例如网上购物、发送电子邮件、观看视频）时，您都在请求访问特定的网络目的地。收到请求后，您请求的目标会把您要的信息发送回给您。这是如何工作的？是这样的，IP 代表“Internet 协议”，它制定了用于路由数据和连接到 Internet 的标准和规则（这也称为协议）。该协议是各方都要遵循的规则，只有这样才能实现双向数据流。