AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is NAT (network address translation)?
Network address translation (also called NAT): A technique in which a router rewrites packet addresses so that many devices on a private network share one public IP address. It conserves public addresses and hides internal addresses from outside.
Network address translation: an example
All phones and laptops in your home reach the internet through the router's single public IP address using NAT.
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Where you learn it
Network address translation is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.