what is meant by ip canonicalization?

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what is meant by IP canonicalization?

IP canonicalization is a technique sometimes used for search engine optimization. When a site's IP address is canonicalized, the IP address redirects to the domain name.

IP Canonicalization. It is the process of redirecting IP address to the main domain name hosted with it. It is the same as URL canonicalization and it saves your website from being duplicated.

IP canonicalization is a technique sometimes used for SEO (search engine optimization). When a site's IP address is canonicalized, the IP address redirects to the domain name.

IP canonicalization is a technique sometimes used for SEO (search engine optimization). When a site's IP address is canonicalized, the IP address redirects to the domain name. For example, if visitors enter your IP address (177.17.1.0) in their web browser, they should be redirected to abc,com or www,abc,com (where abc,com represents your domain name). Otherwise, a search engine may index your site under both the IP address and the domain name. This duplicate content could potentially harm your site's search engine ranking.