part of the URL (address) which identifies the origin of the site: .edu (educational institution); .com(commercial); .org(organization); .gov (government); .aol (America Online - personal web sites)
This term describes the Internet's addressing scheme, and also a security construct in Windows operating systems. For the Internet, domains are represented...
On the internet, a domain is a place to visit with your internet browser.
part of a hierarchical naming scheme.
Highest subdivision of the Internet; usually by country or type of organization (educational, commercial, and so on).
Alias made up of words that correspond to the Internet Protocol (IP) numbers computers use to find each other. Domains have two or more parts, separated by “dotsâ€. Example ncmail.net.
A part of the Domain Name System (DNS) naming hierarchy written as a sequence of names separated by periods.
The unique name for your web site and e-mail accounts. For example, availablenetworks.net is our domain name.
In the Internet, a part of a naming hierarchy. Syntactically, an Internet domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots), e.g., "tundra.mpk.ca.us." In OSI, "domain" is generally used as an administrative partition of a complex distributed system, as in MHS Private Management Domain (PRMD), and Directory Management Domain (DMD).
A named pool of storage that contains one or more volumes. Sometimes referred to as file domain.
A part of the naming hierarchy. Syntactically, a domain name consists of a sequence of names or other words separated by dots.
Name The www address that distinguishes one Internet site from another. Domain Names consist of at least 2 parts. The part on the left is usually the name of the company, institution, or other organization. The part on the right identifies the highest subdomain, such as .com, .biz, .org, etc. 1webbiz.com is a domain name.
A separate address space.
A domain is the unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domains always have two or more parts, separated by dots, as in www.yourdomain.com. Domains are bound to name servers, which direct to which IP address the domain should point. Any server or Web site can have multiple domain names, however, a domain name can only point to one server. See also: Domain Name Server, Domain Registration, IP Number
One of the elements that comprise a DNS address. Domain names are divided into different categories: .com, .net, .org, .edu, .fr, .uk, etc.
the lowest level in the classification hierarchy (Data Taxonomy); a collection of data elements, one or more, with common characteristics. For example, "text" related data elements would be in one domain, "weights" in another, "percentages" in another, "monetary values" in another, etc. The domain also defines the standard physical characteristics and values the data may assume. (Also see Taxonomy)
A Domain can be defined as the homepage of a site. URLs belonging to a Domain are all the pages belonging to this site. Their values begin with the Domain's value. For example, the URL " http://www.xyz.com/sites/search/web?q= sex&pg=q&avkw=tgz&kl=XX" belongs to the domain " http://www.xyz.com/".
Companies or organisations register and host a domain name to allow users to locate and identify their website and send email. An example would be integritynet.com.au. This will allow us to have www.integritynet.com.au as a web address and !-- // var first = 'ma'; var second = 'il'; var third = 'to:'; var address = 'info'; var domain = 'integritynet'; var ext = 'com.au'; document.write('a href="'+first+second+third+address); document.write('@'+domain+'.'+ext+'"'); document.write(address); document.write('@'+domain+'.'+ext+'/a'); // -- for email.
An example domain name is: www.webgroupmedia.com
a group of computers sharing the same set of services, usually a company wide address - a domain is the list of hosts in one specific part of the Net, and can be as little as one host or as much as the complete Net
A collection of machines controlled by an organisation, or a site to which email can be addressed.
A group of computers administered as a single unit, typically belonging to a single organization such as a university or corporation.
A domain is another name for an internet address. Domains follow a hierarchy where top-level domains (which usually end with .com, .edu, .gov, .org, .ca, etc.) have web sites or lower-level domains below them that are sub-divided into different usable areas. In general, websites which have their own domain name like http://www.domain.com, will often achieve better ranking position than a sub-directory website such as http:/www.domain.com/uniquenames/.
part of the Internet address (URL). The domain is indicated by the final two or three letters in the server's Internet address. A domain indicates the kind of organization that is hosting the resource.
On the Internet, domains are attached to an IP address. All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are said to be in the same domain. A domain name is SOMETHING.COM or NAME.SOMETHING
Domains are the plain text names for IP addresses. They consist of three parts, which are separated by dots: the last few letters mark the top level domain. They represent various countries (.uk, .de) or subject areas (.org, .gov, .info). Second to last are the second level domains with terms that are easy to remember (such as company names). The first part of the domain name contains the names of computers and subnets. Domain names must be at least 3 characters long (with a maximum of 128) and may not contain any special characters or punctuation marks, except for underscores and hyphens. Recently, umlauts (ü,ö,ä) became permissible.
The home turf of any web site. The domain of the SCUDD web site is the Nottingham Trent Universitys server, as denoted in the root (art.ntu.ac.uk) of its URL: http://art.ntu.ac.uk/scudd/ Commercially, web domains can be chosen and registered to be easily remembered, such as http://www.sainsburys.co.uk
The name associated with the numeric Internet Protocol (IP) address of a site on the Internet. Most of the domains that we will frequent are (dot) .com, .org, .edu and .gov (i.e. www.sitename.com)
Information used for mail delivery that describes the site where a computer is located and generally includes the machine (host) name, a department (optionally), and the site's organization or country.
A level of hierarchy in a machine’s full nodename. (usually .com, .org, or .gov)
the part of an internet address that comes after the first dot. E.g. http://www.DOMAIN.com
Usually the organization and country part of a URL Internet address.
the last two pieces of a URL (i.e. tcnj.edu, tcnj.biz)
Domain is the URL of a website. When a user types a URL into a web browser, the Domain Name Server translates the URL into an IP address which is then used to find the actual website requested by the user.
Think of your domain as a piece of real estate you rent in the infinite cyberspace. A domain name is the address of your property. The beauty of cyberspace is you can name your own address (as long as no one has registered it before you).
Highest subdivision of the Internet, for the most part by country (except in the U.S., where it's by type of organization, such as educational, commercial, and government). Usually the last part of a host name; for example, the domain part of ibm.com is .com, which represents the domain of commercial sites in the U.S.
A name given to a computer that is mapped to its numeric IP address. There can be several domain levels, each one separated from the next by a period. The highest domain level is to the right. Examples of the top-level domains are . com for businesses, . gov for government agencies, and . edu for schools and universities.
1. A set of rules for the operation of a protocol. An OSI domain is a set of addresses administered by the same authority that all ESs and ISs within the domain must follow to ensure compatibility. 2. Domain refers the Apollo Computer networking system.
A division of the entire space which holds domain names that characterizes a level of hierarchy in the domain name space and is indicated by a domain name.
A grouping of computers. An organizational strategy in a database. But, most likely, a category of computers on the Internet. There are several popular domains: com, edu, gov, mil, gov, and net.
A group of web servers sharing a common DNS domain. For example, www.iplanet.com and home.iplanet.com both share the domain iplanet.com.
A computer or group of computers represented by a single IP address. For example, if you share your Internet connection using a router or sharing software, all of your computers are considered to be in the same domain because they are using the same IP address.
A domain is made up of two parts: The TLD, or Top Level Domain, is the suffix. For example, .com, .net, .org, or .ca. The second part is the midlevel domain, which is, in our case, "quality-web-hosting".
The name of an organization or person that is registered with the Internet Domain Name System.
The name of a website on the internet, by which it is addressed.
The suffix (ie: .gov, .org, .edu, .com, etc.) of a web site address. This can give some indication of the origin of the information contained on the site.
It is the name that you choose for your site, i.e. the domain of http://www.yourname.com is "yourname.com".
the name of a Web site. It's a convention that makes the Internet easier to use. Computers refer a domain name to numbers, but who would want to go to http://63.214.171.99? Anvilgraphics.com is much easier to remember.
A 'human readable' name that identifies one or more IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Webpages.
a unique home of a website or server; e.g., in the email address "!-- document.write('a href="mailto:' + 'contact' + '@' + 'bahai-library.com' + '"' + 'contact' + '@' + 'bahai-library.com' + '/a'); --" the second part, "bahai-library.com," is the domain. If you were to register a domain, your domain would look like "yourname.com"
aka: Domain Name - (www.yoursite.com) - Most webhosts will provide domain name registration as part of a package, or will provide easy access to a domain name registrar - either way, it's generally a good idea to get your domain name registered first, then purchase your hosting.
Where a website lives and what type of website it is. It could be a .com or a commercial web site or a .co.uk for a commercial web site in the United Kingdom, an .org for a non-profit organisation web site or a .net for web sites that are about the Internet. This is the general gist.
A collection of computers, groups, and user objects defined by the administrator that share the common directory database in the Active Directory. A domain provides access to the centralized user accounts and group accounts maintained by the domain administrator. Each domain has a unique name.
Area within a hierarchical name system on the internet, such as DN-systems.de.
In LAN Manager and Windows NT Advanced Server networks, a collection of servers and workstations that share a common domain database. Each domain has a unique name. Domains are not available with NetWare or Windows NT. See also domain controller, primary domain controller, trust relationship.
A domain is a sub-tree of the domain name space. Domain Name A domain name provides a unique identity on the Internet. Think of it as your address on the Internet. It relates to an IP Address and is how your web site is found on the Internet. The domain makes up part of the physical address.
A name used on the Internet. Domains consist of multiple sections separated by dots, such as ic.gc.ca or www.mycompany.com.
The World Wide Web is divided into smaller parts known as Domains. Domains may have different extensions such as .com (commercial business), .gov (government), .edu (educational) and others.
A company's or group's Internet identity for the e-mail and the www, such as YourBusinessName.com
An Internet Web Site identified with an IP address.
A group of networked computers and/or devices that are administered as a unit with common rules, procedures, and formatting standards. For the purposes of the Internet, domains are defined by their IP addresses. All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are said to belong to the same domain.
A sub-set of internet addresses. Domains are hierarchical, and lower-level domains often refer to particular web sites within a top-level domain. The most significant part of the address comes at the end - typical top-level domains are .com, .net, .edu, .gov, .org.
For Windows NT Server, this is a collection of computers that share a common centralized domain database that administers access and establishes security policies. For the Internet, domains can also refer to a style of addressing on the Internet that uses the Domain Name System (DNS) to provide conventional names for Internet computers that can be mapped to IP addresses.
An area of influence or authority. Machines on the Internet are grouped by domains and sub-domains identified by "domain names" such as ircc.cc.fl.us that signifies a group of machines that are part of the IRCC domain which is part of the larger Florida Community College domain which is part of the larger Florida domain which is a sub-domain of the United States domain.
A set of Internet addresses, organized by level. The top level indicates a generic purpose or a country, such as ".com" for commercial sites, ".org" for non-profit or other organizations' sites, ".ca" for many Canadian sites, or ".mil" for US military sites. The second level, often called a "domain name" refers to a specific area within the given domain.
An extension in a host name that identifies the type of host. The six domains established by the NIC are: .arpa (ARPA), .com (company/commercial),.edu (educational institutions), .gov (government), .mil (military), and .org (organization). Outside the US, the domain name is a 2-letter country code.
the last part of the address .com .org .net.
internet address of the organisation hosting a webpage or email server
The name of a computer or a group of computers on the Internet. For example, the host name www.freedonia.com is made up of the domains www, freedonia, and com, with freedonia being a subdomain of com, and www being a subdomain of both freedonia and com (and also a host name). Domains are organized in an inverted tree structure called the domain name space.
To access information from the Internet, you need to know its physical address. This is where the domain name system comes in. Essentially, it is a computerised system of names and computer addresses which enables Internet users to locate a web site or send or receive an email. Therefore it is a vital, integral part of the Internet infrastructure. Today the New Zealand Internet Registry Ltd., trading under the name 'DOMAINZ' administers the .nz space. Any individual or business can register a domain on a first come first serve basis. If you do not have your own domain name then you are part of the Maxnet domain. The root of the domain is "maxnet", after which is ".co" which indicates that Maxnet is a commercial company rather than a government (.govt) or academic (.ac, or .edu) or a non-profit organisation (.org), and at the end is '.nz' which shows that this domain is registered in New Zealand. A domain can be registered anywhere in the world.
the part of the URL that identifies the sponsoring organization (for instance cnn or espn) and the type of sponsor (.com for commercial or .edu for educational)
The domain identifies a machine as a part of some related group of machines. For example, machines in the "res.wpi.net" domain are residence hall machines. The domain, when used with the short name for a machine, forms the fully-qualified hostname for that machine. Most machines should simply be registered in "wpi.edu".
In the Internet, a part of a naming hierarchy in which the domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots).
A domain is a named group of Tivoli Workload Scheduler workstations consisting of one or more agents and a domain manager acting as the management hub. All domains have a parent domain except for the master domain.
(Domain Name) - This is a name for a website. As an example: WebOfOpportunity.com.
First and second level of a website (.com or .co.uk is domain extension). The second level domain is the domain name (webviz.co.uk).
A domain is the web address (URL) that customers use to find your Web Store: eg: www.YourCompany.com Ecommerce: the processing of economic transactions, such as buying and selling, through electronic communication. E-commerce often refers to transactions occurring on the Internet, such as credit card purchases at web sites.
A unique name that identifies an Internet site. Every domain name consists of one top or high-level and one or more lower-level designators. Top-level domains are either generic (e.g. .com, .org) or geographic (e.g. .co.uk, .fr).
The Internet name of an organisation or company
Part of an Internet naming hierarchy. An Internet domain name consists of a sequence of names separated by periods, for example, csc.apnet.org.
Part of a computer's official name - for example, abc.com. Your ISP can tell you more about obtaining a domain name. You can find a list of domain name registrars at http://www.internic.net/ - for a fee.
A domain is the last part of an Internet site's domain name. It gives you an idea about what kind of site it might be. The most rapidly expanding of these is ".com" for companies, as in www.AppSiteHosting.com. Other common ones include ".net" for networks, ".org" for organizations, ".edu" for educational institutions, and ".gov" for government sites. Sites based outside the U.S. have their own domains, such as ".uk" for the United Kingdom.
A domain is the reserved Internet identity of an organisation that appears in the organisation's URL.
An internet address, such as 225.225.225.10, which can be identified through DNS as a name.
the unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. A given machine may have more than one Domain Name but a given Domain Name points to only one machine. For example, the domain names: joebloggs.co.uk mail.bloggs.co.uk workshop.bloggs.co.uk can all refer to the same machine, but each domain name can refer to no more than one machine.
Sub-division of the Internet which is usually identified by country and or entity i.e. co.uk or gov.uk
A domain name system or DNS has been created for each connected computer that has its own personal address. This system groups computers hierarchically to simplify their identification. (The most common are the ones ending in .es, for Spain, and .com, .net,. org...)
General name for one or group of computers.
a name associated with an organization, or part of an organization, to help identify systems uniquely; also a sub-tree under a location in a domain name tree (DNS)
This is the Windows NT/2000/XP domain name for Netbios/WINS. You should not use this unless directed to do so by your ISP. This is not the Internet domain name. It is commonly used when dialing corporate networks.
1. In the Internet, a portion of the naming hierarchy tree that refers to general groupings of networks based on organization-type or geography. 2. In SNA, an SSCP and the resources it controls.
Portion of the DNS naming hierarchy tree that refers to general groupings of networks based on organization type or geography. The hierarchy is root, top- or first-level, and second-level domain.
The official Internet-ese name of a computer on the Net. It's the part of an Internet address that comes after the @.
A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix. This is the domain name. CSSN's domain name is cssn.net See also: Domain Name System.
A computer domain is a group of networked computers that share a common communications address.
Registering a domain name on the Internet is the equivalent of registering a company name. Once registered, no one else can use that name. A domain name is a way by which a company can uniquely identify itself on the Internet - branding. For example: If your company name was Money, Inc., the domain name could be money.co.nz. Your Web site would be located at http://www.money.co.nz and your email addresses would be in the form of
[email protected]
The official Internet name of a computer on the Net. Its the part of the name after the @.
Naming space assigned to a website on the Internet. Domains are hierarchically organized: top level domains have .com, .net, .org type of extension. Google.com is an example of top level domain. Subdomains can be created as well: support.google.com is an example. Domain branching can go further down: asia.support.google.com or japan.asia.support.google.com etc. While top level domains must be registered with an international Registrar, a domain owner can create any number of sub-domains at their discretion. top of the page
'Domain' (or domain name) is a heavily overused term in the Internet. It can be used in the Administrative Domain (qv) context, or the Domain Name System (qv) context. In the latter context, an owner's domain name is that part of all available URLs (qv) after 'http://www' (or just 'http://' for big operators apparently) and that part after '@' in any e-mail addresses (qv).
A group of networked computers that share information and resources.
A domain is a web site with its own unique domain name.
An element of the naming hierarchy on the Internet.
The Internet is set up hierarchically, and the domain is the last part of the address which descibes the type of general category, for example: .COM - commercial, .EDU - educational institution usually in the U.S., .GOV - U.S.Government, .NET - Internet Operations, .ORG - non-profit organization. Also there are many 2 letter country code designations (.UK for United Kingdom, .CA for Canada, etc.)
The domain is the name for an organization on the internet. The domain is usually made up of two parts - the name and the type - toast.net, ibm.com, redcross.org, mit.edu, etc... In country hierarchies, the domain can have more parts - each country sets its own rules.
A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name www.analogx.com locates an Internet address for "analogx.com" at Internet point 63.166.232.200 and a particular host server named "www". The "com" part of the domain name reflects the purpose of the organization or entity (in this example, "commercial") and is called the top-level domain (TLD) name. The "analogx" part of the domain name defines the organization or entity and together with the top-level is called the second-level domain name. The second-level domain name maps to and can be thought of as the "readable" version of the Internet address.
Usually the last part of the URL + .com, .net, .org etc. ie. Yahoo.com is a domain.
A part of the address hierarchy a machine is placed in; e.g.. berk.com.au here 'berk' is in the com.au domain.
An internet address owned by a company, organisation or individual, such as jonstorm.com, nasa.gov or bbc.co.uk. See also TLD, How web addresses work.
The second component of a URL. The domain represents the name of the server being accessed. The domain name is sometimes called host name. Back to the Top
Space rented by commercial organisations from an ISP, and on which they may place their web pages, have an E-Mail facility, and statistical facilities etc.
A collection of associated computers on the Internet, given a specific domain name that is used as part of the Internet address.
The problem or subject to be addressed by a set of HL7 messages or by a system. Also, a set of objects mapped into a set of values by a relation.
People sometimes refer to them loosely as "sites." The Internet isdivided into smaller sets known as domains, including .com (business), .gov (government),.edu (educational), org (non-profit organization) and others. Also there are many 2 lettercountry code designations (.UK for United Kingdom, .CA for Canada, etc.)
A group of servers running Windows NT Server. A domain can also include other types of servers and clients.
Internet address or URL of a website. Example : In the URL - http://www.morepro.com, morepro.com is the domain.
A subset of the total domain name space. A domain represents a level of the hierarchy in the Domain Name Space, and is represented by a domain name. For example, the domain name NIC.AG represents the second level domain NIC which is a subset, or sub-domain, of the top-level domain AG, which is in turn a larger subset of the total Domain Name Space. If you think of the Domain Name Space as a tree, a domain would be analogous to a limb and would encompass all of the branches off of that limb.
The name of a Web site, such as duke.edu. Domain names have extensions, such as .com or.edu. The intention in this design was that the extension would clarify what type of site it was. For example, .com was intended for commercial sites, but this is not always adhered to. Other extensions include .org, .gov, .mil, and .net. Several new extensions have recently been approved and will be put into use in late 2001. Duke's domain - duke.edu
Commonly used term to describe a websites' address or URL ex. http://www.domainname.com
On the internet most computers are given names which can be used to access them over the internet. These names are called domain names. Domain names consist of two or more parts seperated by periods. You can refer to all of the computers that share some right hand portion of a name as being in the same domain. In Summary the domain name is considered to be the right most two or three segements of the name. Summary decides when to use two and when to use three segments in an attempt to match the domain to a company or orginization, more segments might refer to a single computer, fewer to a country.
Part of an address showing the Internet area to which a server belongs. Subdomains are separated by dots, with the top-level domain at the very end of the Internet address. military computers have a top-level domain of .mil, whereas .edu is used for educational institutions, .com is used for commercial organizations, .gov is for government, .org is for nonprofit organizations, .net is for networking organizations and .int is for international organizations. Some newer top-level domains are actually standard two-digit international country designations, such as .uk for United Kingdom, .fr for France, etc.
All computers on the Internet have a unique number called an IP address. These IP addresses are fine for computers, but they are neither intuitive nor easy to remember. Domain names are an easy way to identify one or more IP addresses and are used in URLs to identify particular web pages e.g. telkomsa.net.
Domain names are hostnames that provide more easily memorable names to stand in for numeric IP addresses. They allow for any service to move to a different location in the topology of the Internet (or another internet), which would then have a different IP address. You can purchase domains at Just Ask Domains
A unique address that specifies a computer's location in the world. Represented by a series of names separated by full stops, eg internet-today.co.uk
An Internet domain is normally expressed as a sequence of numbers/letters separated by periods; for example, auckland.ac.nz
A suffix at the end of the URL which indicates the type of organization providing the information in a Web site. Examples of domains are .gov and .org. (Unit 7 Tips for Using the Internet)
In a networked computer environment, a collection of computers that share a common domain database and security policy. A domain is administered as a unit with common rules and procedures, and each domain has a unique name.
A domain name is a name given to a group of machines. A domain name identifes one or more IP addresses. In an email address, the part to the right of '@' is the domain name.
An area in the Internet specified by a URL address. The top-level domain is at the end after the dot and the second-level domain comes before it, and shows where in the top-level domain the address can be found. For example in www.webtrends.com, ".com" is the top-level domain and "webtrends" is the second level domain.
The organization, company, agency, etc. that a group of machines belong to. For example, a machine named, test.apple.com belongs to the domain apple.com, and is therefore a machine belonging to the commercial company called Apple.
A name that has been registered with a domain registrar, to be used to uniquely identify computers on the internet. "Bachboerne.org" is an example of a domain.
Also referred to as web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator), this is your website's location on the Internet.
Represents an IP-Intenet Protocol address or set of IP addresses that comprise a domain. The domain name appears in URLs to identify web pages or in email addresses. Each domain name ends with a suffix that indicates what “top level domain” it belongs to. These are: “.com” for commercial, “.gov” for government, “.org” for organization, “.edu” for educational institution, “.biz” for business, “.info” for information, “.tv” for television, “.ws” for website. Domain suffixes may also indicate the country in which the domain is registered. No two parties can ever hold the same domain name.
A part of the DNS naming hierarchy. Syntactically, a domain name consists of a sequences of names (labels) separated by periods.
(1) A logical grouping of resources in a network that share common administration and management.(2) A part of a network that is administered with a common protocol. See also domain name.
The part of a URL address that designates the file's affiliation. For example, the .edu in http://www.vwc.edu signifies that Virginia Wesleyan College is an educational institution.
A subset of Internet addresses. Domains are hierarchical, lower-level domains often refer to specific websites within a top-level domain. The distinguishing part of the address appears at the end. Example of top-level domains: .com, .edu, .gov, .org (subdividing addresses into areas of use). Geographic top-level domains: .ar, .ca, .fr, .ro (referring to specific countries). Sub-Domains include http://subdomain.domain.com.
refers to the part of an email address that follows the @ character. It usually includes the name of a computer and the type of organization responsible for that computer. In WWW addresses, it may also indicate a geographic location. For example, the address http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu indicates that the computer, NCINFO, is at an educational institution (edu). Other domains include “mil” for military organizations, “com” for commercial organizations, “net” for networks, “gov” for U.S. government civilian sites, and “org” for non-profit organizations. The address http://www.ncga.state.nc.us shows a geographic domain (US) and a sub-domain (NC).
The part of the Internet address that specifies a computer's location in the world. The address is written as a series of names separated by full stops. Some of the most common top-level domains are:.ac.uk academic and research (UK).com commercial (US).co.uk UK company.edu education (US).gov public bodies.mod Ministry of Defence.net network resource
On Internet, "Domain" is most commonly used to refer to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the domain name. Some important domains are: .com (commercial), .edu (educational, mostly US), .net (network operations), .gov (US government), and .mil (US military). Most countries also have a domain. For example, .ca (Canada) .us (United States), .uk (United Kingdom), .au (Australia).
The address, or URL, of a specific web site. In the US, common domains are , .com (commercial), .net (network related) .edu (education), .gov (government agency), .org(nonprofit and research organizations). Outside the US, domains indicate country: ca (Canada), uk (United Kingdom), au (Australia), jp (Japan), fr (France), etc.
A domain consists of a set of network addresses organised in levels. In the Internet's domain name system (DNS), a domain is a name with which name server records are associated. For example, "det.com" could be a domain with records for "www.det.com" and "www1.det.com," and so forth. e-learning account An e-learning account is a personal, password-protected, electronic account which provides an email account as well as access to the web services.
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In Windows 2000 and Active Directory, a collection of computers defined by the administrator of a Windows 2000 Server network that share a common directory database. A domain has a unique name and provides access to the centralized user accounts and group accounts maintained by the domain administrator. Each domain has its own security policies and security relationships with other domains and represents a single security boundary of a Windows 2000 computer network. Active Directory is made up of one or more domains, each of which can span more than one physical location. For DNS, a domain is any tree or subtree within the DNS namespace. Although the names for DNS domains often correspond to Active Directory domains, DNS domains should not be confused with Windows 2000 and Active Directory networking domain.
An Internet address or a subsection of the Internet.
A "logical" region of the Internet. People sometimes refer to them loosely as "sites." Generally, a domain corresponds to an IP address or an area on a host.
or Domain Name: What you call your site. "BootsnAll.com" is our domain. Domains and domain names are reserved and renewed annually. You can get as many as you want, but usually you just need one.
stands for: Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network. In a LAN, a sub network comprised of a group of clients and servers under the control of one security database. Dividing LANs into domains improves performance and security. In a communications network, all resources under the control of a single computer system.
A hierarchical way of relating computers on the internet. A domain often has a geographical element, e.g. uk, then an organisational element such as ac for academic or co for commercial. Thus example.ac.uk is in the academic domain of the uk domain. Computers in the US do not have a geographical element in their domain name, which ends with the organisational element such as edu (academic), gov (government), com (commercial) etc.
An organization on the Internet and all of its networked computers, or the internet name of that organization. Common examples of "domains" are:.gov governmental domain.mil military domain .net network domain .edu educational institution.com commercial
A logical group of networked computers. A good example is a college campus that shares a centralized directory/database and offers security for the entire group (domain).
The name of a company, organization or person's Internet connection, which then becomes part of their Web address. For instance, in
[email protected], "abc" is the domain name.
A domain name is used rather than an IP address to locate a website. Think of it as a personalised number plate or phone number. A domain name is hardlocked to point at a server's IP address.
the unique name of a site. Ex. www.getouttoday.com is the domain name for Get Out Today. These names must be registered.
Part of the DNS name that specifies details about the host, such as its location and nature of entity (.com – commercial, .gov.uk – government).
Your address on the web. For example, onlinebusinessbasics.com is a domain name.
Domains are "regions" on the Internet, sometimes referred to as "sites." A Domain usually corresponds to an IP Address or an area on a Host.
Domain is a subset of Internet addresses. Typical top level domains are .com, .edu, .gov, .org (divide into areas of use). There are also various geographic top level domains for particular countries (.us, .uk, .ca, .de, etc.). Keyword rich domain names should be used if possible, and not too many level deep sub folders, as they could achieve better positioning on search engines than web sites.
Just as a PC's file extensions (such as .doc for MS Word files) give some indication of what kind of file it is, the last part of an Internet site's domain name tells what kind of site it is. The most rapidly expanding of these is ".com," as in www.microsoft.com. (That stands for commercial, not comedy.) Other common ones include .edu, for educational institutions, .gov for government, and .mil, for military sites. For sites based outside the U.S., there are plenty others. You can guess the origin of .uk, for instance. It gets more confusing once you start dealing with other countries' sub-domains, such as the UK's ".ac" for academic.[See Also: DNS, InterNIC, Virtual domain
A group of computers that are part of a network and share a common directory database.
An Internet address. The domain for OptusNet is optusnet.com.au .
The address of a website. Domains are hierarchical, with lower-levels referring to sub-sections of the base website. They are available with a variety of extensions, the most popular of which are .com, .edu, .gov, and .org. There are also various geographic (e.g. .ca, .ar, .fr, .ro) referring to particular countries.
Also known as a Domain Name. This is the top-level site name. This is the name everyone associates with your Web site. For instance, AltaVista's domain name is altavista.com, one of Microsoft's domains is microsoft.com, and eye 4 image's domain is eye4image.com.
For Advanced Server, a collection of computers defined by the administrator of an Advanced Server network that share a common directory database and security policy. A domain provides access to the centralized user accounts and group accounts maintained by the domain administrator. Each domain has a unique name. See also workgroup.
A logical grouping for file servers within a network, managed as an integrated whole.
A group of systems managed as a single entity using a name service such as NIS or NIS+.
"Domain" is a heavily overused term in the Internet. It can be used in the Administrative Domain context, or the Domain Name context. See also: Administrative Domain, Domain Name System. [Source: RFC1392
A part of the Internet address naming hierarchy such as .com .
On the Internet, a part of a naming hierarchy. Syntactically, an Internet domain name, or address, consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots), e.g. "library.pepperdine.edu", the domain name for the Pepperdine Libraries and Information Network.
An Internet classification category used to identify computers in a certain network. For example, Keene State College is part of the "edu" (educational) domain. Its domain name is "keene.edu". Other categories of domains include .com (commercial), .gov (governmental), .org (organization), .net (network), or country endings such as .ca (Canada) or .au (Australia.)
An Internet address. The domain for CMATHER is CMATHER.COM .
That part of your Internet address that indicates your computers location which comprises as series of names separated by full stops.
technical name for sites address (www.webit21.com) also known as URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
In LAN Manager or Windows NT Advanced Server, a group of devices, servers, and workstations grouped together to simplify network administration and security. Each domain has a unique name. Being logged on in one domain does not limit access to resources in other domains to which you have access. See also logon domain, other domains, primary domain controller, workstation domain.
A domain is a network concept that allows independently functioning networks to share resources such as transmission media. A domain designation provides an ID number to identify the devices that can communicate within that domain. A network must have at least one domain. PowerCommand Network installations will usually have only one specified domain.
1. n. That part of a computer network in which the data processing resources are under common control. 2. n. In Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), a part of a distributed system or a set of managed objects to which a common policy applies. 3. n. In a database, all the possible values of an attribute or a data element.
A logical grouping of computers and/or networks. In NT networking terminology it is a logical grouping of a network. More complex and object oriented than the hierarchical structure used by DOS, Banyan, etc.
The unique name used to identify an Internet network.
On the Internet, a domain consists of a set of network addresses. This domain identifies a unique place and is, in fact, equivalent to a unique address on the Internet. In the Internet's domain name system, a domain is a name with which name server records are associated that describe sub-domains or hosts. For example, "whatis.com" could be a domain with records for "www.whatis.com" and "www1.whatis.com," and so forth.
Refers to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the domain name. Some important domains are .com (commercial), .edu (educational, mostly U.S.), .net (network operations), .gov (U.S. government) and .mil (U.S. military). Most countries also have a domain, for example, .us (United States), .uk (United Kingdom) and .au (Australia). See also DNS.
For Windows NT Server, a networked set of workstations and servers that share a Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database and that can be administered as a group. A user with an account in a particular network domain can log onto and access his or her account from any system in the domain. See also SAM database.
An area on host or an IP address.
A group of nodes on a network that form an administrative entity. It could also be a number of servers grouped together and named to simplify network administration and security. Every computer on the LAN belongs to at least one domain. Being logged in on one domain, however, does not limit resources in other domains to which the user has access permissions.
Domain name is the unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. edu : educational institution (Hunter College: hunter.cuny.edu) com : commercial business (CNN: cnn.com) org : non profit organization (United Nations: un.org) net : for companies or organizations that run large networks (Teachers Net: teachers.net) gov : government (US Dept. of Edu.: ed.gov) mil: military agencies (US Navy: navy.mil) There are also two letter international country codes (Geographical Domain names) as part of domain names. (In the U.S. counrty codes are not used in Higher education) -- (Ex: us, ca, uk, de, tr, at, jp, il, etc.)
is the address, or URL of a website. When a user types a URL into a web browser, a dedicated computer, known as a Domain Name Server, or DNS translates the URL into a discrete IP address which is then used to find the actual website being requested.
A collection of computers that share a common security context
A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit and have common rules and procedures. The domain is the unique address for an organization (i.e. jcu.edu.au).
Part of an Internet naming hierarchy. An Internet domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods; for example "dsl.com".
Hierarchical scheme for indicating logical and sometimes geographical venue of a web-page from the network. In the US, common domains are .edu (education), .gov (government agency), .net (network related), .com (commercial), .org (nonprofit and research organizations). Outside the US, domains indicate country: ca (Canada), uk (United Kingdom), au (Australia), jp (Japan), fr (France), etc. Neither of these lists is exhaustive.
The Internet is divided into named domains, based around a hierarchy. Every organisation has a domain, and every computer in the organisation is given a unique name. Virgin.net is an example of a domain name.
A physical or logical area that shares some common characteristic. See address domain and protection domain.
A domain is an organizational unit on a network. Computers are grouped together into domains, the domains are given names, and the rest of the network can communicate with the domain as a unit instead of having to maintain connections with each individual computer. Traffic within the domain is directed by Domain Name Servers.
An area on the internet assigned to a particular company. Each area is assigned its own numeric IP address and a text name. If one server has more than one, they are considered "virtual" domains.
A domain is the part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that locates an organization or entity on the Internet; for example, www.watchfire.com.
A sub network made up of a group of clients and servers under the control of one security database.
The name given to a site for ease of identification: this is the part of a web address between the 'www' and the suffix (.com, .co.uk etc).
The trailing portion of a fully qualified host address, typically in an e-mail context. See fully qualified domain name (FQDN). A level in a NetInfo hierarchy. See NetInfo. An organization of machines (clients, master servers, and slave servers) and maps in NIS. See Network Information Service (NIS). A section of the Internet name space. See Domain Name Service (DNS).
A domain name is an easy-to-remember address that can be translated by DNS into server's IP address. Popular domain's extensions include .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, name, .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk, .eu and more. Domain names are unique and are registered within a central database.
The name for a company, organization, or individual's Internet connection. Individual computers within this domain all end with the domain as a part of their host name.
defines a region of jurisdiction for name assignment and of responsibility for name-to-address translation; any computer within the host; in the Internet, a part of the naming hierarchy
A collection of facts about a programs entities or a number of network points or addresses, identified by name. A domain consists of a set of network addresses on the internet. A domain is a name with which name server records are associated that describe sub-domains or host. In Windows NT and Windows 2000, a domain is a set of network resources for a group of users. The used would log into the domain to gain access to the resources. The resources may be located on a number of different servers in the network.
The hierarchical naming structure that allows a network to have a presence in a way easier to remember than a bunch of numbers. For example: School.vic.edu.au is a domain name. An Internet domain has absolutely nothing to do with a Windows NT domain.
A computer, a local network, or an entire site, distinguished by a fully-qualified domain name.
A group of computers that share a database and have a common security policy; the basic unit of Windows NT Server LAN. This term can also be used to refer to an Internet domain name.
A group of computers and devices on a single network that share administration as a unit with common procedures and protocols. On the internet, domains are defined by their unique IP Address. All devices sharing a common part of the IP Address are considered part of the same domain.
(1)A limited region or field marked by some specific property. (2)The name in an Internet address following the host name, as "SVSU".
An Internet domain refers to a networked computer accessible through a host, or domain, name. A domain identity includes a distinguishing suffix such as .com (commercial), .edu (educational, primarily in the U.S.), .net (network operations), .gov (U.S. government). Most countries also have a domain. For example, .uk (United Kingdom), .au (Australia).
The last part of an Internet address, such as "news.com."
In the Internet, a portion of a name hierarchy tree.
the part of the DNS (Domain Naming System) name that specifies details about the host. A domain is the last 3 letters after the final dot, and it tells you what kind of organization is hosting the website. There are six top level domains commonly used in the U.S. They are: .com (commercial); .edu (education); .net (network operations); .gov (U.S. Government); .mil (U.S. Military); and .org (organization). There are other two-letter domains which represent countries, such as: .uk (United Kingdom), and so on.
The last element of an internet address (URL) that indicates the sponsor of a webpage, e.g. edu, org, gov.
The hierarchially structured global character string address of a host computer in the mail system.
A portion of the naming hierarchy tree in the internet that refers to general groupings of networks based on organization-type or geography.
A computer's full name is a bunch of short 'words' separated by dots, such as 'darla.sunnydale.unimelb.edu.au'. The domain is the part of that name that comes after a dot. In this case, the domain would be 'sunnydale.unimelb.edu.au'. ('sunnydale.unimelb.edu.au' itself is in the domain 'unimelb.edu.au', 'unimelb.edu.au' is in the domain 'edu.au', and 'edu.au' is in the domain 'au'. The concept of domains is useful as it allows two computers from different domains to have the same host name. (e.g., 'www.unimelb.edu.au' and 'www.sunnydale.unimelb.edu.au').
Just as a PC's file extension such as .doc (for MS Word files) give some indication of what kind of file it is, the last part of an Internet site's domain name indicates what kind of site it is. There are currently three generally used Top Level Domains .com, .net and .org with a fourth, .info, likely to be added later this year. Individual countries carry their own descriptions and their own sub-domains such as .co.uk (commercial enterprises) and .ac.uk (academic institutions) in the UK.
the last part of an e-mail address describing the kind of user at the address.
A collection of computers that share a common database and security policy/network perimeter.
All or part of an Internet name, address or element that identifies a computer and the organization that transmits or receives electronic data.
The Internet naming scheme which consists of a hierarchical sequence of names, from the most specific to the most general (left to right), separated by dots, for example, www.ispcheck.com.
The groping of servers and clients in the Microsoft client/server networking environment containing a centralized Security Accounts Management (SAM).
A sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots), e.g., "wowarea.com".
A domain is the main subdivision of Internet addresses, in the US the last three letters after the final dot, (ie, com for commercial business, gov for Government agencies, edu for Educational institutions, org for non-profit organizations) and two-letter domains representing countries (uk for United Kingdom, th for Thailand).
A registered address for a Web site or an email address. For example, the Media Awareness Network's domain is "media-awareness.ca." Our Web site is www.media-awareness.ca, and our email address ends with "@media-awareness.ca."
Part of the naming hierarchy used on the Internet and syntactically represented by a series of names separated by dots. Take, for example, the domain name CATJO.BONZO.BOBO.COM. Read right-to-left, the address provides the path to a company (COM) named BOBO, to a company network named BONZO, and finally to the destination computer named CATJO.
A Domain is the part of your e-mail address following the @ sign. For most First Step customers, this is the city name that appears in your email address (so Moscow users would be moscow.com; Lewiston would be lewiston.com). For some customers the domain is the name of their web site.
a defined Internet location or set of addressable computers, usually indicated in the last parts of an Internet address; for example the ucdavis.edu part of the hierarchical designation like
[email protected], with the .edu signifying a US educational domain; company domains are designated with .com (as in timewaste.com), organizations with .org (as in dogooders.org).
Part of the unique addressing system (e.g. redpen.co.uk). Domains may be registered by companies or individuals.
domain is the first part of the URL, such as kentucky.gov, that identifies an entity on the web.
A segment of Internet space, denoted by the function or type of information it includes; current domains include ".com" for commercial sites, ".gov" for governmental ones, and ".org" for non-commercial organizations.
This is a higher level section of the Internet, usually given its own DNS. The domain is the section of an address before the directory slashes start. www.htmlgoodies.com is my domain.
A collection of network devices that create a subgroup of a network. A domain can be created for logical, functional or geographic needs.
The unique address of an internet site is a domain. For example, mport.com is a domain.
In Active Directory, a collection of computer, user, and group objects defined by the administrator. These objects share a common directory database, security policies, and security relationships with other domains.
Definition: The highest subdivision of a region name in a network address, which identifies the type of entity owning the address (for example, .com for commercial users or .edu for educational institutions) or the geographical location of the address (for example, .fr for France or .sg for Singapore).
Part of an Internet address. The network hierarchy consists of domains and subdomains. At the top are a number of major categories (e.g., com, edu, gov); next are domains within these categories (e.g., ohio-state); and then there are subdomains. The computer name is at the lowest level of the hierarchy.
Name A special name you choose to represent your web site online. Visitors type in your domain name to reach your home page. Domain names begin with www and end with .com, .net, etc. Limitations of Domain Names Choosing a Good Domain Name Choosing a Registrar See how a domain name differs from a URL.
A domain is a division of the Internet. Each domain is owned by a particular organisation, although some organisations own many different domains. Technically, each domain is defined by a specific IP address, which is very often translated from a numerical designation to a verbal one (e.g., "206.65.104.xxx" is also known as "www.asap.net"). For practical purposes, companies use unique domain names to make their websites easier to remember. The last three letters in a domain name are used to designate what type of organisation will be using a given domain (e.g. ".com" refers to a commercial interest ".gov" is the domain type for government organisations). A domain name remains the property of the owning entity until they stop paying the annual fee for its use or sell it to another organisation for a ridiculously inflated price...aah, capitalism.
When referring to the Internet, a domain is a two, three, or four letter geographical or descriptive scheme to help associate and organize a network web page. For example, the main Esplin Group web site is on a commercial domain, so our official domain is 'theesplingroup.com'.
the amount of space set aside on any Internet provider listed in their directory under your business or organization name. Return
A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level domain.
one segment of the address structure of an Internet address, the domain name consists of a sequence of words separated by dots/periods. It is often the name of an organization, business, school, etc., that people use as this part of their e-mail address. Using the Internet e-mail address "
[email protected]" as an example, "columbusrealestate.com" is the domain name.
Website address, another term commonly used for a URL. This is also referred to as the Internet address name for a company, organization, or individual.
Part of the DNS (domain naming system) name that specific details about the host. A domain is the main subdivision of Internet addresses, the last three letters after the final dot, and it tells you what kind of organization you are dealing with. There aresix top level domains widely used in the U.S. : .com (commercial), .edu (education), .et (network operations), .gov ( U.S. government), .mil ( U.S. military), .org (organization). Other, two-letter domains represent countries, thus, .uk for the United Kingdom , and so on.
The DNS name that specifies details about the host - its location and entity( .co.uk, .com, .gov, .edu )
There are Top Level Domains (such as .com, .net, or .org), and then there are midlevel domains such as Ford (ford.com ford.net or ford.org). Domain is a generic term to describe any of these levels and is most often used to refer to the mid level domain (ford.com). In reference to search engine technology, domain names can play an important part in determining a sites rankings on the search engines.
A unique identifier for a group of network resources, often representing a specific organization — for example, packeteer.com.
A server or collection of servers and all nodes attached to it logically. Each domain requires its own server.
The most general portion of a domain name, upon with the naming hierarchy of computers on the Internet is based. Common domains for sites within the U.S. include com (commercial), edu (educational), gov (government), mil (military), net (network) and org (non-profit organization). Other countries each have at least one unique domain for their own sites. See also domain name, IP number.
in an internet address, the part of the naming convention that consists of a sequence of characters separated by dots. The five most common types of domains are: ".com" for company or commercial entity, ".org" for non-profit organization, ".gov" for government agency, ".net" for a network, and ".edu" for educational institution. An internet site's full domain name would be "sitename.com" or "sitename.org" for example. Two sites with such similar names are registered as two separate sites and may or may not be operated by the same company.
The domain is the root of a host name for example, .com, .gov, .org, etc.
Similar to a street address, servers on the Web have addresses to allow other computers to locate them electronically.
redelegation is the process of moving the authority for a domain name to a new computer that is configured as a DNS server. These services are provided by IPP's.
The portion of a URL which maps to a specific organization, company, or other entity. e.g. dmoz.org is the domain for the URL Business/faq.html Related terms: Top-level Domain, Subdomain, URL, DNS
The part of an Internet address that indicates a type of institution. For example, .edu denotes an educational institution, .com refers to a private company, and .gov denotes a government agency.
A domain consists of a set of network addresses. This domain is organized in levels. The top level identifies geographic or purpose commonality (for example, the nation that the domain covers or a category such as "commercial"). The second level identifies a unique place within the top level domain and is, in fact, equivalent to a unique address on the Internet (an IP address). Lower levels of domain may also be used.
part of the Internet address structure for your computer. The address customers use to find you in the Internet. For example, www.tecc.com.au.
This is the name of a network or computer that is linked to the Internet. It is found after the "@" in a URL, or Web address. There are different types of domains, for example, ".com" stands for company, ".gov" is government, ".org" is organization, and ".edu" stands for education.
A specific static (nonmoveable) website address dedicated for your use on the world wide web -- not be be confused with a homepage on your Internet Service Provider. A homepage is simply a space provided by your ISP. A domain site has its own location on the web. Domain sites can be very large and still have simple web addresses: Example: www.ABCDEFG.com.
A sphere of activity related to need. A broadly defined environment that can be viewed from a commercial perspective in terms of unmet, unserved and latent customer needs. Where needs create challenges for customers that can be characterized in terms of their broad proportions, urgency, general value and, conversely, can be viewed as posing a variety of requirements for their fulfillment. New and promising domains are defined by newly emerging, enabling factors. Note: domains are often collections of related needs that can be addressed by a variety of different platforms. (see platform)
is the "address" or URL of a particular Web site. This is also how you describe the name that is at the right of the @ sign in an Internet address.
Within the Internet, domains are defined by the IP address. All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are said to be in the same domain. The type of institution which hosts a web site
All of the hardware and software that is under the control of one host computer. This term also describes the Internet's addressing scheme. Domains are represented by domain names such as e-NC.org or yahoo.com.
A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit with common rules and procedures. Within the Internet, domains are defined by the IP address. All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are said to be in the same domain.
A domain is a set of computers on a network that are managed as a unit. On the Internet, a domain is defined by an IP address. All computers that share a certain part of the IP address belong to the domain. The way users encounter a domain is through the domain name. Source: TechSoup.org
A name given to a computer or a group of computers. eg, cbcpworld.com. You can buy new domain names from a domain name registrar, of which there are many. Keyword(s): domain, group of computers
An area of information on the Internet, such as a website or even a collection of sites together.
A system for indicating the logical or geographical position of a Web site. For example, .gov (government agency), .com (commercial), .org (non-profit and research organizations). Domains can also indicate country: uk (United Kingdom), au (Australia), jp (Japan), fr (France), etc.
The name of a network or computer linked to the Internet. It is found in an email address after an @ sign. The email address for the First Lady, for example, is
[email protected], “whitehouse.gov” being its domain. A domain ends with an abbreviation indicating its type (e.g., “.com” stands for company, “.gov” for government, “.org” for organization, and “.edu” for educational institution).
On TCP/IP networks, such as the Internet, a domain is a group of connected computers. Domains are denoted in Internet addresses by a three-letter code such as .com or .org. A domain name such as socarates.nd.edu, indicates that the Socrates network is found at the University of Notre Dame (.nd), which is an educational institution (.edu).
This is a unique name that is assigned to assigned to a specific machine. No two domains can be the same. Domains usually consist of a specific name followed by an extension explaining what zone the site is in. For example, "95net.com" is a business domain ( com stands for commercial ), whereas "OCBAR.org" typically represents non-profit organizations.
The general category that a computer on the Internet belongs to. The most common high-level domains are: .com:a commercial organization.edu:an educational establishment.gov:a branch of the US government.int:an international organization.mil:a branch of the US military.net:a network.org:a non-profit organization.
The human-friendly "address, or URL" of a website.
Internet addresses made up for words that correspond to the Internet Protocol (IP) numbers computers use to find each other. Domains always have two or more parts, separated by "dots".
A group of nodes on a network forming an administrative entity. On the Internet, a part of the naming hierarchy that refers to groupings of networks based on organization type or ge-ography.
Denotes the provenance of a web page. In the USA, common domains are: .edu (education), .gov (government agency), .net (network-related), .com (commercial), .org (non-profit and research organizations). Outside the US, domains are referred to by the name of the country: .ca (Canada), .nl (the Netherlands), .be (Belgium), .uk (United Kingdom), .jp (Japan), etc. This method is not always applied consistently.
The name of an administrative entity (a domain) formatted as a series of words connected by periods between them. For example, STERLING.COM is a domain.
A user-defined subdivision that is based on groups and hierarchies of components in subsystems. Multiple domains can exist and be nested within or overlap other domains.
(1) That part of a computer network in which the data processing resources are under common control.(2) See domain name.
The name for a web site, like www.spiderseo.net.
A name by which a computer connected to the Internet is identified. A typical domain name looks like this: www.ibm.com. The "www." refers to the fact that this computer is connected to the World Wide Web; the middle portion of a domain name is usually the name of the company that owns the computer—in this case,IMB ; the final portion of a domain name tells you what kind of site is served by this machine—in this case, ‘.com’ means this is a commercial site (other types of sites are: .edu—education, .org—non-profit organization, .net—Internet service provider).
The part of a URL that identifies the computer. In http://www.ibm.com/help/page.html, www.ibm.com is the domain.
(n.) That part of a larger computing resource allocated for the sole use of a specific user or group of users. See also space sharing.
A domain is a domain name that has name server (NS) records associated with it. In other words, there may be subdomains or hosts under it. ie. com, nw.com
A top-level domain name is either an ISO country code or one of the generic domains (com/org/net/etc). It should be noted that there is not necessarily any correlation between a country code and where a host is actually located.
In simple terms, a domain is identification for an entity on a network. For example, hawkpci.net is a domain.
The overall name of a particular web site, in the form . The name will usually be descriptive of the site in some way. For example, the domain name of this site is "sheldonbrown.com." The suffix indicates what type of site it is: .com (commercial), .edu (educational), .mil(military), .org (organization), .net (network). Domains outside of the U.S. commonly end with a suffix which specifcies which country they are from: .au (Australia), .ca (Canada), .de (Germany), .fr (France), .jp (Japan) .uk (United Kingdom)... The domain name is an essential part of a URL.
A distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix, such as the part of a particular country or used by a particular group of users. Usually a domain name consists of three parts, each separated by a period: the protocol (www), the institution or organization (.iupui), the domain code (.edu).
Identifies the server host name. This host name is looked up in the Dynamic Name System (DNS) and a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address is returned. This IP is the address to the HTTP server.
A domain is what the techies call a root level URL. That basically refers to the main part of a URL, like macobserver.com, apple.com, or whitehouse.gov. The domain usually identifies the entity, company, or organization that is responsible for the content. In an e-mail address the domain follows the @ symbol.
In an internet, a part of the naming hierarchy. A domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots).
A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit with common rules and procedures and share a common name.
When referring to the Internet, a name that identifies a network. (i.e. yahoo.com)
A name that identifies a presence on the Internet. For example, the domain name "presbyterian.ca" is used in URLs to identify web pages (www.presbyterian.ca) on The Presbyterian Church in Canada web site, and also to identify e-mail addresses for church offices staff (
[email protected]).
A group of computers whose names share the same suffix or "domain name". e.g. ".com" (commercial), ".org" (organization), ".gov" (government), ".mil" (military), ".edu" (educational institution), ".net" (network operations). There are also two letter domain names for individual countries, such as ".us" (United States), and ".uk" (United Kingdom).
Hierarchical scheme for indicating the venue of a site. The domain name indicates who has published the site. Common domain names include: .gov (government); .edu (education); .org (non-profit and research organisations); .com (commercial); .net (part of a network). Sites originating outside the United States have domains indicating the country. Canada is .ca.
A classification category used for identifying computers in a network. The names of successive domains are used to form a unique name by which the computer is known to the network.
An organizational unit with administrative responsibility for naming networks or hosts. An internet domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots); for example, tundra.mpk.ca.us.
A domain is a group of computers that are all part of a network. The Wellesley domain consists of all college-owned computers, and gives users access to file servers such as NTM and Alice.
An area under a single point of control. On the Internet there are different levels of control and each is a domain. At the lowest level is each local area network that has its own network ID. Top-level domains are .com, .org etc. In some operating systems such as NT, a domain is a group of associated computers within a LAN.
A domain is a specific virtual area within the Internet, defined by the "top level" of the address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The top level is the end of the address; example: "whitehouse.gov". In this example, the top-level part of the domain is ".gov", indicating a US government entity. The "whitehouse" part is the second-level domain, indicating where the information in question is to be found within the ".gov" domain. Other common top-level domains include ".com", ".net", ".uk", etc.
Extentions in your Email addresses and websites all state its origins. My domain is tigerx.com, but the most popular is AOL (America Online) with 6 million users. The domain appears in my URL and Email address:
[email protected] - jrc (screen name) @ (at) tigerx (provider) .com (indicates it is a Commercial installation). Someone at a college will have the extension .edu (educational); .gov (government); .net (network); and .org (organization).
A domain, or domain name, is what identifies a group of computers on the internet. An example would be dyndns.org, which is the domain for many computers that use our service, where the name of a particular computer (in this case, the web server) would be www. In other words, the full name of the computer is www.dyndns.org. A domain name is fully qualified when it is a complete hostname, e.g. "hostname.homeip.net" instead of simply "hostname".
The root element of a web address. E.g. yourdomain.com.
A sub-set of internet addresses. Top-level domains are divided into .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .gov and .edu. Apart from these there are also country-specific domain extensions like .ca, .com.au, .co.za, .fr etc. In SEO it is generally accepted that having a keyword-rich domain is beneficial.
A knowledge field that one is interested in or is communicating about · A group of computers or devices that shares a common directory database and is administered as a unit
This is the name that identifies an web site. For example, "apple.com" is the domain name of Apple Computer's web site.
This is the official, registered identity of a web server (or complex of servers) on the Internet. This may be a simple IP address (xxx.xxx.x.x) or it may be a name such as http://aolsvc.aol.com/ams/clickThruRedirect.adp?1073749329,2147986171x2147631740,http://www.AOL.com. The web site names (URLs) you see are simply aliases for the underlying IP address. Email servers operate in these domains as well, which is why they end in "@aol.com" for instance.
A company or organization designated by a particular domain name (common usage, not technical). For example, the IBM company is the domain designated by ibm.com.
In general, a group of computers and other devices under the management of a single administrator or administrative entity. In the Internet, a domain identifies a range of IP addresses and mail-forwarding information. See DNS.
A unique alphabetic representation of a computer's location within a network. Top-level domains include: COM: Commercial EDU: Educational GOV: Government MIL: Military NET: Major network support centers ORG: Organizations not included above
A part of an address system in the Internet that consists of a series of names separated by periods (e.g., place.dept.st.us). See domain name.
A unique name that identifies a website (e.g. webage.co.uk)
(or Domain Name) There are various parts to a domain name and the last part tells you kind of a site it is. For example, ".com" stands for commercial and ".uk" stands for United Kingdom. You also have sub-domains, such as "ac.uk" which stands for academic community, United Kingdom. Domains are used in both URLs and email addresses.
A specific name for a network of computers.
A group of hosts on a network whose hostnames have the same suffix. See also NIS domain.
Any tree or subtree within the Domain Name System (DNS) namespace. Domain most commonly refers to a group of computers whose host names share a common suffix, the domain name.
This is the type of internet address your website uses. Australian businesses typically use the ‘.com.au’ type domains, while ‘.biz’ and ‘.info’ are available for businesses and information service providers.
Short for domain name. A website address, i.e. cnn.com.
The name of your website. This would be www.(domain).com, or .net, .org, etc. Domains should be selected very carefully to ensure the content of the site is relevant to the domain.
A named collection of network hosts. Some important domains are: .com (commercial),.edu (educational), net (network operations), .gov (U.S. government), and.mil (U.S. military). Most countries also have a domain. For example,.us (United States),.uk (United Kingdom), .au (Australia). See also Domain Name System. The portion of a URL address that identifies a host system or a part of the system dedicated to a specific user group. In the URL "http://www.wwwebfx.com", "wwwebfx" is the secondary domain. The.com is the primary domain. Domains provide a easier way of identifying a host system than using the numbers that make up its IP address (such as 207.34.183.70).(see DNS) WWWebfx Home Page
On TCP/IP networks, such as the Internet, a domain is a group of connected computers. Domains are identified on the Internet by a two or three letter code. Some of the most common are: .com - commercial site, .edu - educational institution, .gov - government site, .net - network site, .org - non-profit or private organization, .ca - a Canadian site. A domain can also refer to a group of workstations on a network. There can be sub-domains within a domain.
In Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft LAN Manager networks, a domain is an administrative unit based on a database of security and user account information shared by a set of servers. For servers running Windows NT Server and LAN Manager, a domain supplies centralized security and user account information for a group of servers. When a user at a client running Windows NT or LAN Manager logs on to a domain, that client participates in that domain while that user is logged on. For NetWare networks, a domain is based on a group of NetWare servers on a local area network (LAN). The servers in a NetWare domain are specified when the domain is added to a site.
Each named Internet host belongs to a domain, which itself may be a sub-domain of a domain higher in the naming heirarchy of DNS. There is no requirement for hosts within a given domain to belong to the same physical network – domains are primarily a conceptual boundary, and in the majority of cases, they imply an administrative boundary.
The official name of a computer connected to the Internet. For example, "washington.edu" is the domain for the UW, and is part of the full address of "http://www.washington.edu." . Depending on the type of organization, different domain names are assigned. For example, ".com" is assigned to commercial enterprises; ".org" is assigned to non-profit organizations; ".net" is for network services providers; .mil is for the military; and .gov is for government.
A kingdom. If you're lucky you get a castle with it. A group of computers and other items (printers, etc.) on the same network with the same rules and administration. The advantage is that all the devices can be administered from one location. The domain name appears in web addresses (www.something.com) to identify web pages or in email addresses. For example, the email address for the First Lady is
[email protected], "whitehouse.gov" being the domain name.
In an Internet address, the part of the naming hierarchy that consists of a sequence of characters separated by dots. The five most common types of domains are .com for company, .org for nonprofit organization, .edu for educational institution, .net for network operations, and .gov for government agency. The domains are administrated by Internet Network Information Center (InterNIC).
The end part of a web address which indicate what type of institution sponsors that page. The most common domains are: .com (commercial), .edu (educational), .gov (government), .net (network provider) and .org (non-profit organization).
The name used on the Internet to identify the location of a particular computer.
A group of computers and devices that share a common part of an Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example, the domain, microsoft.com includes all of the pages that share that address, including office.microsoft.com and www.microsoft.com/games.
A domain is the main subdivision of internet addresses, the last three letters after the final dot, and it tells you what kind of organization you are dealing with. There are six top-level domains widely used: .com (commercial) .edu (educational),. net (network operations), .gov (US government), .mil (US military) and .org (organization). Other, two letter domains represent countries; thus;.uk for the United Kingdom, .dk for Denmark, .fr for France, .de for Germany, .es for Spain, .it for Italy and so on.
Indicates on which network a Web page resides such as .com and .co.uk etc. Most domains like .org and .gov are reserved exclusively for the type of organization that it was created for.
The name of a computer or network on the Internet, specifically the characters to the right of the "@" sign, indicating the organization and the type of organization (.mil: military; .org: nonprofit; .edu: educational institution; .com: commercial, etc.) that operates that domain or the physical location of the computer (i.e. .ca: Canada, .uk: United Kingdom)
Part of the official name of a computer or a group of computers on a network.
Part of the Internet Protocol (IP) address, used to identify the organization or local network that a local host is connected to. For example: uta.edu is in the edu domain as are all other universities. Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top-level domain it belongs to. There are only a limited number of such domains. For example: gov - Government agencies edu - Educational institutions org - Organizations (nonprofit) mil - Military com - commercial business net - Network organizations ca - Canada th - Thailand Due to a shortage of domain names at the top level, the Internet Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC) created the following new top-level domains, which will start being used sometime in 1997: store - merchants web - parties emphasizing Web activities arts - arts and cultural-oriented entities rec - recreation/entertainment sources info - information services nom - individuals Because the Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, every Web server requires a Domain Name System (DNS) server to translate domain names into IP addresses.
The part of a network managed by a Systems Services Control Point. This includes the Physical Units (PUs), Logical Units (LUs), and links that the SSCP activates, deactivates, and otherwise manages.
A logical grouping of systems within an SMB / CIFS network used for management and authentication. Within Microsoft networks a domain might be an NT 4.0 domain or Windows 2000 domain.
A domain is the name associated with the last half of an email address, it resides after the @ symbol. (e.g. in
[email protected], smartertools.com is the domain.)
On the Internet, a domain consists of a set of network addresses. This domain is organized in levels: Top level domain and second level domain.. The top level identifies geographic or purpose commonality (for example, the nation that the domain covers or a category such as "commercial"). The second level identifies a unique place within the top level domain and is, in fact, equivalent to a unique address on the Internet.
The Internet is divided into smaller sets known as domains, including .com (business), .org (non-profits), .gov (government), .edu (educational).
Part of the official name of a computer on the Internet. For example "TICON.NET" and "yahoo.com". All domains in the US are registered through an agency called InterNIC.
The name you want associate with your web site & email addresses e.g. yourcompany.com
A group of functions provided by a Domain Controller to allow a group of networked individuals to work more efficiently and securely together.
A designation for particular location on the Internet. A domain, for example "x-cart.com," contains files that make up the content of Web pages under that address. x-cart.com/intro.htm and x-cart.com/tutorial.htm are different Web pages located within the same domain. Domain names are associated with IP addresses.
A classification (signified by a single word or abbreviation) to which a computer in a network belongs. The names of successive domains are used in forming a unique name by which the computer is known to the network.
A Domain is a virtual 'box' that GameCreate uses to store information on your servers, hosts, and games. It is also used to hold information about your games service, such as a name and contact email. As a GameCreate customer, you will receive your own domain name to access your domain and its contents.
The last part of the name of an Internet host. It signifies the type of organization or the country of origin. Internet domains include .com (commercial sites), .org (non-profit sites), .mil (US military sites), .edu (US educational sites), and .gov (US government sites). Some international domains include .ca (Canada) and .jp (Japan)
A unique name which is used as an address for finding a particular location on the Internet. If you register a domain, your organization can use the domain name (e.g., companyname.com) as its address, regardless of who owns the computer where you store your documents.
The part of the Internet address that specifies your computer's location in the world. The address is written as a series of names separated by full stops. The most common top level domains:.edu education (US).net network resource.com commercial (US) .gov public bodies
The hierarchy in which a particular machine is placed.
The unique name identifying a web site, located at the right of the @ sign in an Internet address. Domain names always have two or more parts, separated by dots, as in www.yourdomain.com. Domains are tied to name servers, which direct to which IP address the domain should point. Any server can have multiple domain names, but a domain name can only point to one server.
The main subdivision of Internet addresses, i.e: .com, .net, .org, and it tells you what kind of organization you are dealing with. The Domain resource is responsible for DNS hosting and is required by all specific domain types, such as Domain Registration, Domain Transfer, Third Level Domain, etc. See also Subdomain.
part of a network. For the user it refers to the Web server or Domain Name Service (DNS). Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use their name as the domain name eg www.yambaNSW.com.au: In this instance, yambaNSW is the domain name, com means it is a business and au means that it is located in Australia.
The address of a site, without the protocol, path, page or other items attached. For example, microsoft.com is a domain, however, a full URL could be http://www.microsoft.com/stuff/page.html.
When referring to a computer network running a Microsoft operating system, a domain is a group of network resources assigned to a group of users. Domains are commonly used to divide global areas of a corporation and/or a corporation's departments. A domain may need to be specified when mapping a network computer or drive. When referring to the Internet, a domain is a two or three letter geographical or descriptive scheme to help associate and organize a network web page. For example, the main Tripp Lite web site is on a commercial domain, so our official domain is 'tripplite.com'.
The address of a computer on the Internet. A user's Internet address is made up of a username and a domain name.
A domain name is the alphanumeric name by which a website is known and registered. an example of this would be: wcrdesign.com.
A name assigned to a collection of one or more Internet sites. Domain naming allows easy to remember names to be substituted for IP addresses such as 133.23.35.106. Domains are organized into categories and sub-categories. See this Internic FAQ document for more information on domains and domain names.
a set of Internet addresses, such as for a web site or email. On the Web, a domain is the part after "www." such as "my-domain.com".
A group of workstations and one controlling server that together form a LAN that is managed as a single unit. The server that controls the domain is called the Primary Domain Controller (PDC).It is the system that allows the users to log in and gives them permissions to do things. Sometimes there is a backup for the PDC, and this is aptly called the Backup Domain Controller. Yes you guessed right, the abbreviation is BDC.
A domain name is the unique name of a computer on the Internet that distinguishes it from the other systems on the network. Every website, email account, etc, on the Internet is hosted on at least one server. Each server has a unique IP address which is nothing but a set of numbers, such as "63.215.241.202." To access a particular Internet service, one can specify its IP address in an appropriate application, such as an FTP client; however because it is difficult to remember numbers, an IP address can be associated with a fully qualified host name (a domain name), such as www.lamphost.net Facility A general term for the transmission media and equipment in communications networks; i.e., the "pipes" that carry information signals. Facilities include the physical copper pairs in a cable, carrier systems, coaxial cables, fiber optic cables, and radio and satellite systems.
A domain is an area of the Internet. For example, internetsimplicity.net is a domain. Domains get more specific as you proceed from right to left. " .net" ".com" ".org" are considered top level domains and are very large, including millions of domains within each. An address such as members.internetsimplicity.net is an example of a domain with a subdomain within it.
A unique address (in English) on the Internet.
A domain is an address on the internet. They are usually in the form of www.domain.com for the world wide web and ftp.domain.com for FTP. Almost any format may be used and countries besides the United States often have extensions such as .jp (Japan), .de (Germany), etc.
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. You'll find it to the right of the @ sign in an email address, or about ten characters into a URL. The domain name of
[email protected] is abc.com. Domain names are issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and they come with different extensions based on whether the domain belongs to a commercial enterprise (.com), an educational establishment (.edu), a government body (.gov), the military (.mil), a network (.net), or a nonprofit organization (.org). To allow Managed Email to host an email service, you must own your domain or register a new domain through Managed Email to use with your email service.
A grouping of network objects, such as databases, that simplifies the naming of network services. Within a domain, all the names must be unique.
A Domain Name is a unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific while the part on the right is the most general. Domain names are divided into different categories: .com, .net, .org, .edu, .fr, .uk, etc
For DNS, a group of workstations and servers that share a single group name.
A level of hierarchy in a machine's full nodename. For instance, tidbits.com is in the com domain, as are many other machines.
Represents an IP (Internet Protocol) address or set of IP addresses that compose a domain. The domain name appears in URL's to identify web pages or in email addresses. For example, the email address for the First Lady is first.
[email protected], “whitehouse.gov†being the domain name. Each domain name ends with a suffix that indicates what “top level domain†it belongs with. These are “.com†for commercial, “.gov†for government, “.org†for organization, “.edu†for educational institution, “.biz†for business. Domain suffixes may also show the country in which the domain is registered. No two parties can ever hold the same domain name.
All devices connected to the internet are referenced by their IP address. To make using the internet easier, most will have IP addresses have names associated with them - for instance .com. a domain can have any number of sub-domains prefixed before it, to create a complete domain name
The Internet is divided into smaller groups known as domains, including .co.uk (business), .gov.uk (government) and .ac.uk (educational).
The Internet is divided into smaller sets known as domains, including .com (business), .gov (government), .edu (educational) and others.
"Domain" is a heavily overused term in the Internet. It can beused in the Administrative Domain context, or the Domain Namecontext. See also: Administrative Domain, Domain Name System. Domain Name System (DNS)
An organizational address that has been registered. Example: www.altavista.com, or www.ircbeginner.com. domain names are used to make finding a site easier. Without domain names, one would have to keep a list of numerical internet addresses like 123.243.321.135
A top-level category of a web site address. The most common domains for U.S. based web sites are .com (commercial), .net (network), .org (organization), and .edu (educational). Other domains include .gov (government), .mil (military), and .int (international organization). Websites that operate outside of the U.S have country specific top-level domains. For example, websites based in the United Kingdom would carry the domain .uk and websites based in Canada would end in .ca
A sub-set of Internet addresses. Domains are hierarchical, lower-level domains often refer to specific Web sites within a top-level domain. The distinguishing part of the address appears at the end. Example of top-level domains: .com, .edu, .gov, .org (subdividing addresses into areas of use). There are also numerous geographic top-level domains: .ar, .ca, .fr, .ro (referring to specific countries).