"hostname" meaning in All languages combined

See hostname on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-hostname.ogg Forms: hostnames [plural]
Etymology: From host + name. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|host|name}} host + name Head templates: {{en-noun}} hostname (plural hostnames)
  1. (networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known. Categories (topical): Networking Translations (name by which any device attached to a computer network is known): и́ме на хост (íme na host) [neuter] (Bulgarian), isäntänimi (Finnish), nom d’hôte [masculine] (French), Hostname [masculine] (German), όνομα υπολογιστή (ónoma ypologistí) [neuter] (Greek), nombre de equipo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hostname-en-noun-2KFLeXq8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 41 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 39 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 38 40 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'name by which any device attached to a computer network is known': 60 24 16
  2. (computing, Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computing, Internet
    Sense id: en-hostname-en-noun-B21Yxx0R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 45 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 41 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 39 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 38 40 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computing, Internet
    Sense id: en-hostname-en-noun-QQO1k0Ck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 45 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 41 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 39 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 38 40 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: domain name, nodename [obsolete] Related terms: domain name, Internet address, IP address, TLD, URL

Inflected forms

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