domain name
noun
: a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses
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The Basic shared hosting package includes a free domain name for the first year, the ability to host a single site (or up to 10), 10GB of SSD storage, unlimited monthly data transfers, and five email addresses.
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PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
Other gifts and donations followed, including thousands of dollars in payments for Wi-Fi hot spots and domain names and monthly payments for Mr. and Ms. Li’s cellphone bills to Verizon, according to the records, Liang’s emails and people familiar with the events.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Abbott also determined that the county failed to prove that Pope registered and was using the domain name in bad faith.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the website for the NIL Go system, managed by Deloitte, uses a dot-com domain name.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
Other gifts and donations followed, including thousands of dollars in payments for Wi-Fi hot spots and domain names and monthly payments for Mr. and Ms. Li’s cellphone bills to Verizon, according to the records, Liang’s emails and people familiar with the events.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Abbott also determined that the county failed to prove that Pope registered and was using the domain name in bad faith.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the website for the NIL Go system, managed by Deloitte, uses a dot-com domain name.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
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“Domain name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain%20name. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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