hostname
English
Etymology
host + name
Pronunciation
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
hostname (plural hostnames)
- (computing) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
- (computing, Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
- (computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.
Synonyms
- domain name
- nodename (obsolete)
Translations
name by which any device attached to a computer network is known
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See also
- domain name
- Internet address
- IP address
- TLD
- URL
Anagrams
- Matheson, Stoneham, Thomeans, hoastmen, mash note