Generally used to refer to a host name immediately under a second-level domain such as host1 domain com and host2 domain com
A Sub-Domain is a name assigned to a Web Site that is under a Domain It can only be found on the Internet by passing through the Domain Name Many of Today's Village residents are a Sub-Domain A Sub-Domain address has the form: www TodaysVillage com/subdomainname A Sub-Domain does not have to be registered with InterNIC
A domain that is a member of another domain, i e a proper subset of a domain For the purposes of this site and the research at Western, we are interested in subdomains that are part of a management domain
An alternate domain name that INCLUDES your purchased domain name EX tom paperclip com
a domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts, each part ending in a period
Every name in the DNS tree is a domain, even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains. Every subdomain is a domain and every domain except the root is also a subdomain.
Sub-domains are domain names with the form, anything yourdomain com By definition, a subdomain should not have the prefix of "www" In order to access this domain with the "www" prefix (i e www anything yourdomain com), you would have to create a "sub-third-level domain" with the prefix "www anything"
In DNS hierarchy, a subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain name DNS hierarchy consists of the root-level domain at the top, underneath which are the top-level domains, followed by second-level domains and finally subdomains For example, in the domain name webopedia internet com, "webopedia" is a subdomain of the larger second-level domain "internet com "
a subsection of a domain Domains to not have their own IP address; instead, all traffic going to a subdomain first looks for the domain's IP address, then checks to see which subfolder's main page should be displayed For example, if you had a site www yourdomain com and a subdomain pictures yourdomain com, the content could also be reached by typing in the longer URL www yourdomain com/pictures/
Is a formal Internet address within a domain This is an excellent means of uniquely identifying a location within a domain so that its place on the Internet is memorable, yet affordable