What is 127.0.0.1?

Question

I see this a lot. What does it actually mean?

Answer 1

127.0.0.1 is the loopback Internet protocol (IP) address also referred to as the localhost. The address is used to establish an IP connection to the same machine or computer being used by the end-user. 

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Answer 2

Kind of like saying 'myself' in networking.

Answer 3

We never exist to the world 😁

Answer 4

Local IP (SELF Reference) 🤔

Answer 5

It's an ip address

Answer 6

This ip is a class A type ip. 127 is network bit. And 0.0.1 host bit

Answer 7

Thanks everyone!!

Answer 8

This is home address 😀

Answer 9

localhost 😀

Answer 10

This an IP for dark web