Netname

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) path that identifies a particular resource on a given server.

    "A UNC (universal naming convention) name consists of a server name and a netname, which together identify a resource in the domain."

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"A UNC (universal naming convention) name consists of a server name and a netname, which together identify a resource in the domain."

Etymology

From net + name.

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