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Glossary: Networking Basics

::

Also written: double colon

In an IPv6 address, :: replaces one run of all-zero groups, so 2001:db8:4a2c:10:0:0:0:10 becomes 2001:db8:4a2c:10::10. It may appear only once in an address.

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IPv6