a unique, case-insensitive, name, consisting of a string made up of alphanumeric characters and dashes separated by periods, that the Domain Name System maps to IP numbers and other information
RFC 822, P. Mockapetris, November 1983: This RFC introduces domain style names, their use for ARPA Internet mail and host address support, and the protocols and servers used to implement domain name facilities.
a domain -- that part of a domain name which (nominally) identifies an organization; a domain name delegated to an independent administrative authority who is then responsible for the management of that portion of the Domain Name System's namespace that consist of the delegated domain and all subdomains that are not delegated in turn
An addressing construct used for identifying and locating computers on the Internet Domain names provide a system of easy-to-remember Internet addresses, which can be translated by the Domain Name System (DNS) into the numeric addresses (Internet Protocol (IP) numbers) used by the network A domain name is hierarchical and often conveys information about the type of entity using the domain name A domain name is simply a label that represents a domain, which is a subset of the total domain name space Domain names at the same level of the hierarchy must be unique Thus, for example, there can be only one COM at the top-level of the hierarchy, and only one networksolutions com at the next level of the hierarchy
The unique name that identifies an Internet site On the Web, the domain name is the part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that tells a domain name server where to forward a request for a Web page For example, the domain name of this web site is starrsites com
strings of letters used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right
A name that identifies one or more IP addresses For example, the uiuc edu domain is used by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Within that domain are distinct hostnames (such as argus cites uiuc edu) that point to individual computers on the campus network [Alternate: In the URL http: //www cites uiuc edu/, the domain name is uiuc edu ] See Also: Domain Name Service, Hostname, IP Address
This is the unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have at least two parts, which are separated by dots (for instance lsoft com) The part on the left is specific whereas the part on the right is more general
The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general A given machine might have more than one Domain Name, but a given Domain Name points to only one machine Usually, all of the machines on a given network will have the same suffix as the right-hand portion of their Domain Names, e g , gateway gbnetwork com,mail gbnetwork com, www gbnetwork com, and so on It is also possible for a Domain Name to exist but not be connected to an actual machine This is often done so that a group or business can have an Internet e-mail address without having to establish a real Internet site In these cases, some real Internet machine must handle the mail on behalf of the listed Domain Name See also: IP Number
The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general A given machine may have more than one Domain Name but a given Domain Name points to only one machine For example, the domain names: matisse net mail matisse net workshop matisse net can all refer to the same machine, but each domain name can refer to no more than one machine Usually, all of the machines on a given Network will have the same thing as the right-hand portion of their Domain Names (matisse net in the examples above) It is also possible for a Domain Name to exist but not be connected to an actual machine This is often done so that a group or business can have an Internet e-mail address without having to establish a real Internet site In these cases, some real Internet machine must handle the mail on behalf of the listed Domain Name See also: IP Number, TLD
The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain names always have two or more parts, separated by dots The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general A given machine may have more than one domain name but a given domain name points to only one machine
Domain names are the alphabetic names used to refer to computers on the Internet A Web site address, including a suffix such as com, org, gov, or edu The suffix indicates what type of organization is hosting the site com - Originally stood for "commercial," to indicate a site that could be sued for private, commercial purposes, but now the best well known top level domain, and used for a wide variety of sites net - Originally intended for site related to the Internet itself, but now used for a wide variety of sites edu - Use for educational institutions like universities org - Originally intended for non-commercial "organizations," but organizations now used for a wide variety of sites gov - Used for US Government sites mil - Used for US Military sites int - Used by "International" sites, usually NATO sites (See also "URL")
A domain name is the name of a person's or organization's website on the Internet, for example `cobuild.collins.co.uk'. Is the domain name already registered or still available?. A series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods, such as www.hmco.com, that is an address of a computer network connection and that identifies the owner of the address. the first part of a website's address, which usually begins with 'www.' and ends with '.com', '.org', '.uk', or other letters that show which country the website is from. Address of a computer, organization, or other entity on a TCP/IP network such as the Internet. Domain names are typically in a three-level "server.organization.type" format. The top level denotes the type of organization, such as "com" (for commercial sites) or "edu" (for educational sites); the second level is the top level plus the name of the organization (e.g., "britannica.com" for Encyclopædia Britannica); and the third level identifies a specific host server at the address, such as the "www" (World Wide Web) host server for "www.britannica.com". A domain name is ultimately mapped to an IP address, but two or more domain names can be mapped to the same IP address. A domain name must be unique on the Internet, and must be assigned by a registrar accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). See also URL
A unique name that represents each computer on the Internet (Some machines do have more than one domain name ) The DNS converts the domain name requested by an Internet user into an IP address
{i} (Computers) series of words or abbreviations or phrases which identifies a specific computer connected to the Internet and serves as its address, alphabetic form for Internet address