domain name
Definition
Unique address of a computer on the internet, made up of three parts: (1) name of the entity, followed by (2) type of the entity, followed by, if located outside of the US, (3) entity's geographical location. Domain names provide an easy way to remember internet address which is translated into its numeric address (IP address) by the domain name system (DNS).
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domain name is in the E-Commerce, Information Science & Technology and Internet & World Wide Web subjects.
domain name appears in the definitions of the following terms: dot, IP address, domain name service (DNS), cybersquatting, domain name system (DNS) and domain name server
domain name appears in these other term: top level domain name
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