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Every new technology has its own assortment of jargon and technical terms that we all have to try to learn and understand. Computers have CPUs and GPUs, headphones have ‘decibels’ and ‘frequency response’, and Wi-Fi routers have truly mind-boggling jargon like ‘orthogonal frequency division multiple access’ – which is kind of the Wi-Fi equivalent of ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’.

However, the term ‘IP’ is one that cuts right across different product categories and technologies, and can be applied to a wide range of different devices. In fact, those two letters – IP – actually have multiple meanings, ranging from Internet Protocol to the Intellectual Property involved in so

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