Definitions for "Dot Address"
Keywords:  notation, decimal, byte, fyi, nowhere
The common notation for IP addresses of the form 1.2.3.4. where each number represents one byte in the four-byte IP address. Also knows as Dotted Decimal Notation.
(dotted decimal notation) the common notation for IP addresses, in the form A.B.C.D, where each letter represents, in decimal, one byte of a four byte IP address. You get nowhere without a dot address.
Dot address refers to the common notation for IP addresses of the form A.B.C.D; where each letter represents an octet, which is a value represented by eight binary digits (a byte!) in decimal notation (0-255). See also: IP address, Byte.