hostname

  1. Noun.  (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
  2. Noun.  (computing) (internet) a computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
  3. Noun.  (computing) (internet) the portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.

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