Which type of IP addresses are specifically reserved for private networks?

Private addresses are specifically reserved for use within private networks and are not routable on the public internet. This means that devices assigned these addresses can communicate with each other within a local area network (LAN) but are not directly reachable from outside that network. The private IP address ranges defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) include specific subnets, such as 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, and 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.

In contrast, public addresses are designed for identification on the broader internet and can be accessed from any network connected to the internet. Dynamic addresses refer to IP addresses that are assigned temporarily by a DHCP server, while static addresses are fixed and do not change. These dynamic and static addresses can both be public or private. Therefore, when discussing the addresses specifically reserved for internal network use, private addresses are the correct classification.