"hostname" meaning in English

See hostname in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-hostname.ogg [UK] Forms: hostnames [plural]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'name by which any device attached to a computer network is known': 54 26 20
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43 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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