hostname
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Noun edit
hostname (plural hostnames)
- (networking) 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 edit
- domain name
- nodename (obsolete)
Translations edit
name by which any device attached to a computer network is known
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