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domain name
[ doh-meyn neym ]
noun
- a name owned by a person or organization and used as an internet address, consisting of one or more alphabetic or alphanumeric sequences separated by dots, followed by a suffix indicating the top-level domain:
Our domain name is dictionary.com.
Statistics Canada has the domain name statcan.gc.ca.
domain name
noun
- computing a unique name, corresponding to one or more numeric IP addresses, used to identify a particular web page or set of web pages on the internet
domain name
- A series of alphanumeric strings that are 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.
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The domain name for the group's website was once registered to a Syrian technology group once led by the embattled president.
Amazon bought the domain name and uses it to sell nonperishable items.
She is from Lake Placid, in upstate New York, where her father was in the domain-name business.
The domain-name gold rush slowly unfurled over months and years, as did the chase for desirable Gmail addresses.
Domain Name Service is an interesting and ancient Internet protocol, dating back to 1983.
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