.ip

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.ip
Introduced
TLD type Pseudo-domain-style address suffix
Status Not in root, but used by some servers
Registry None
Sponsor None
Intended use To indicate an IP address, or masked IP address, in the form of a hostname
Actual use Used by UnrealIRCD server
Registration restrictions None; created based on IP addresses
Documents
Dispute policies None needed
Website

.ip is a pseudo-top-level domain which is used to indicate that the rest of the hostname is either an IP address or a masked IP address. The IRC server UnrealIRCD is one of the users of this pseudo-top-level domain.