Hostname

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
  2. 2
    A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname. Internet
  3. 3
    The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname. Internet

Synonyms

All synonyms
domaindomain namedomain namenodename

Etymology

From host + name.

Related phrases

domain namefully qualified hostnameinternet addressip addressunqualified hostname

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