hostname

English

Etymology

From host +‎ name.

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

Noun

hostname (plural hostnames)

1. (networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.

   Synonyms: domain name, (obsolete) nodename

2. (computing, Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
3. (computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.

Translations

the name by which any device attached to a computer network is known

Bulgarian: и́ме на хост n (íme na host) Finnish: isäntänimi French: nom d'hôte m German: Hostname m Greek: όνομα υπολογιστή (el) n (ónoma ypologistí) Spanish: nombre de equipo m

See also

• domain name
• Internet address
• IP address
• TLD
• URL

Further reading

• hostname on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Matheson, Stoneham, Thomeans, hoastmen, mash note