DOT NOTATION
\dˈɒt nə͡ʊtˈe͡ɪʃən], \dˈɒt nəʊtˈeɪʃən], \d_ˈɒ_t n_əʊ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Berkeley Unix notation for an Internetaddress, consisting of one to four numbers (a "dotted quad")in hexadecimal (leading 0x), octal (leading 0), or(usually) decimal. It represents a 32-bit address. Eachleading number represents eight bits of the address (high bytefirst) and the last number represents the rest. E.g. address0x25.32.0xab represents 0x252000ab. By far the most commonform is four decimal numbers, e.g. 146.169.22.42.Many programs accept an address in dot notation in place of ahostname.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).