# inet4

This plugin implements the [inet4 data type](/docs/server/reference/data-types/string-data-types/inet4.md) and functions used by this data type, like conversions.

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This plugin is built in to MariaDB Server. It cannot be disabled.

`inet4` is a data type plugin. It can be used in stored procedures as a variable type and as a data type for table columns.


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