inet_ntop is a function in the C programming language that converts an IPv4 or IPv6 address from binary format to human-readable form. It takes a pointer to a binary address as input and returns a pointer to a null-terminated string containing the corresponding human-readable address. The “ntop” in inet_ntop stands for “network-to-presentation”, reflecting its purpose of converting network addresses to presentation format. This function is commonly used in networking applications for displaying IP addresses to users or logging purposes.
