domain name

• IPA^(key): /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/

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domain name (plural domain names)

1. (Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.

   Synonym: domain

   • 2010, Jacqueline D. Lipton, Internet Domain Names, Trademarks and Free Speech, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 235:

     Another potentially problematic category of domain name disputes involves domain names that correspond to more miscellaneous subjects, such as culturally and geographically significant words and phrases.

• domain name server
• Domain Name System

• DNS, Domain Name System
• URL
• top-level domain
• zone