"domain name" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/ Audio: en-ca-domain_name.ogg [Canada] Forms: domain names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} domain name (plural domain names)
  1. (Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet. Wikipedia link: domain name Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: domain Derived forms: domain name server, Domain Name System Related terms: DNS, Domain Name System, URL, top-level domain, zone Translations (unique name): domeinnaam (Afrikaans), դոմենային անուն (domenayin anun) (Armenian), и́ме на доме́йн (íme na doméjn) [neuter] (Bulgarian), doménové jméno [neuter] (Czech), domein [neuter] (Dutch), domeinnaam [masculine] (Dutch), verkkotunnus (Finnish), Domain [feminine] (German), Domainname [masculine] (German), ingoa tauwāhi (Maori), tên miền (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-domain_name-en-noun-LvZYrfRH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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