For Domain Name we have terms and definitions in 14 topics. The topics are Distance Learning, Domain Name Registration, Domain Names, E-Business, Information Security, Interactive Marketing, Internet, Networking, Search Engine Optimization, Technology, Trademark, Web, Web Hosting and Windows Hosting.

Domain Name (Distance Learning)

The name of the web page (identified with an IP address) and the suffix attached. (Ex. msn.com - msn is the name of the web page and .com is the suffix indicating a commercial site.)

Domain Name (Domain Name Registration)

A domain name is essentially a signpost on the Internet. Almost every website you've ever been to, and every email you've ever composed, has used a domain name in its address. People register domain names in order to 'stake a claim' to a particular name -- whether for business or personal reasons. Once a domain name is registered to a person or company, it is that person's to use exclusively as long as they continue to pay the yearly renewal fee and abide by the terms of use. Top Level Domain (TLD) The portion of a traditional domain name that comes after the dot. So, in opensrs.org, the top level domain is .org. The generic top level domains (gTLDs) are .com, .net and .org; there are also country code top level domains (ccTLDs) such as .ca, or .uk. Second Level Domain (SLD) The portion of a traditional domain name that comes before the dot. So, in opensrs.org, the second level domain is opensrs.

Domain Name (Domain Names)

A unique alpha-numeric designation to facilitate reference to the sets of numbers that actually locate a particular computer connected to the global information network; any name representing any record that exists within the Domain Name System (DNS).

Domain Name (E-Business)

A unique identifier for an Internet site which consists of at least two (but sometimes more) parts separated by periods (e.g., http://www.info-edge.com). Enterprises must register top-level domains with the Web Internet Registry and pay a yearly fee to maintain the registry.

Domain Name (Information Security)

A unique name which identifies an Internet site.

Domain Name (Interactive Marketing)

The 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 (TLDs) are either generic or geographic. Generic top-level domains include .com (commercial), .net (network), .edu (educational), .org (organizational, public or non-commercial), .gov (governmental), .mil (military); .biz (business), .info (informational),.name (personal), .pro (professional), .aero (air transport and civil aviation), .coop (business cooperatives such as credit unions) and .museum. Geographic domains designate countries of origin, such as .us (United States), .fr (France), .uk (United Kingdom), etc.

Domain Name (Internet)

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:

Domain Name (Networking)

The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have two or more parts that are separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific and the part on the right is the most general.

Domain Name (Search Engine Optimization)

A name that identifies one or more IP addresses, such as microsoft.com which represents dozens of IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular web pages and must be registered with a top-level registrar (such as Network Solutions).

Domain Name (Technology)

An address of a network connection in the format that identifies the owner of that address in a hierarchical format: server.organization.type. For example, www.whitehouse.gov identifies the Web server at the White House, which is part of the U.S. government.

Domain Name (Trademark)

A component of an Internet address (URL) which is comprised of a top-level domain such as .com or .net and a second level domain, which is the part the domain name owner gets to make up. In Pliam Law Firm's URL, http://www.pliam.com, "pliam" is the secondary level domain, and ".com" is the top level domain. Together, "Pliam" and ".com" make up the entire domain name. Domain names are protectable as trademarks if they are used in the web site other than as part of the Internet address alone. For instance, Marklaw.com is a domain name because it is used in the URL, but also a trademark because it is used as a masthead to identify the service of providing trademark information. If Marklaw were not used on the page itself, but merely as a URL, then it is unlikely that it serves as a trademark. However, theoretically speaking, if the relevant consuming public understands a domain name to represent a particular Internet service, then it arguably is a trademark. Courts have yet to work out the fine lines in this area of law pertaining to the Internet.

Domain Name (Web)

A name that identifies one or more IP addresses. For example, the domain name microsoft.com represents about a dozen IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.vidoni.com.au/index.html, the domain name is vidoni.com.au.

Domain Name (Web Hosting)

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 (FindMyHosting.com). Technically, the domain name is a name that identifies an IP address. To most of us, it simply means www.yourname.com. Because the Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, web servers depend on a Domain Name System (DNS) to translate domain names into IP addresses. Simply stated, domain names allow people to find your web site by name rather than by its numerical (IP) address.

Domain Name (Windows Hosting)

A name that uniquely identifies a website.

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