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IPv6

A new version of the Internet Protocol that assigns a unique number to devices attached to the interwebs. The prime aim of version six is to increase the number of available addresses to provide for the rising number of web-connected devices.

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Router

A device used to connect more than one computer or other device to the internet.

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