> > So what exactly does a label represent?  One or more addresses that have
 > > been bundled together?  How do I change the dimensions of the bundle?
 > 
 > A label represents an address object. For a static address, this is
 > exactly one address. For IPv6/DHCPv6, this is a group of addresses, and as
 > Erik pointed out, the size of that group is controlled by other protocols. 

... and you don't think this is confusing?  We end up with an "address
object" that acts something a normal "address" that administrators are
used to, but has a naming mechanism that is distinct from hostnames (but
intertwined with it because hostnames can be used when specifying the
address) and has a grouping mechanism that is distinct from familiar
grouping mechanisms like multiple A/AAAA records tied to a hostname in
DNS.

-- 
meem

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