IP, IPv4, IPv6

IP address
is short for Internet Protocol address. An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. The format of IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers

IPv4
is a 32-bit numeric address written in decimal as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, 1.160.10.240

IPv6
In IPv6 the IP address size increased from 32-bits to 128-bits. IPv6 adress written in hexadecimal and separated by colons. An example IPv6 address could be written like this: 3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf