1 IP (eye-pea) is actually part of a longer abbreviation â TCP/IP. 2  That stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. ( 3 We'll call it IP for short.). 4  IP stands for 'Internet Protocol.' A protocol is a guideline that must be followed in a set, specific way.
Definitions for sunspots. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sunspots. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: In economics, the term sunspots usually refers to an extrinsic random variable, that is, a random variable that does not directly affect economic fundamentals. Sunspots can also refer to the related concept of extrinsic uncertainty, that is, economic uncertainty that does not come from variation in economic fundamentals.
Sunspots are magnetic in nature. They are the places (active regions) where the Sun's magnetic field rises up from below the Sun's surface and those magnetic regions poke through. Sunspots are darker than the surrounding areas because they are expending less energy and have a lower temperature. Sunspots often have poles (polarity) like the south and north poles of magnets. Sunspots are formed continuously as the Sun's magnetic field actively moves through the Sun. The sunspots have lifetimes of days or perhaps one week or a few weeks. Here is one scenario that some scientists think explains how sunspots form.