"domain hack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: domain hacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} domain hack (plural domain hacks)
  1. (Internet, informal) An Internet domain name in which the top-level domain (such as a country code) can be understood as part of the name rather than the usual suffix. Tags: Internet, informal Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-domain_hack-en-noun-3hnjMqxO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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