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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

unspecified address

Also written: ::

The IPv6 address ::, which a host uses as its source while it doesn't have an address yet, for example during duplicate address detection.

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Related terms

duplicate address detectionneighbor solicitationHost addresses (127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)