Definition: loopback address: a special IP number (127.0.0.1) that is designated for the software loopback interface of a machine. 127.0.0.0 through 127.255.255.255 is also reserved for loopback and is used for internal testing on local machines.
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Source: Linux Guide @FirstLinux / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html
Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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