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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After that you’ll be charged the standard price for the domain name each year.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Check for misspellings in the domain name of email addresses and look for variations in the logo of the company.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
With tens of thousands of domain names in these categories, reliably recommending the most relevant names is impossible, even with a huge base of root keywords.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
These services support encrypted domain name systems and prevent interception from hackers.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Check for misspellings in the domain name of email addresses and look for variations in the logo of the company.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
With tens of thousands of domain names in these categories, reliably recommending the most relevant names is impossible, even with a huge base of root keywords.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
These services support encrypted domain name systems and prevent interception from hackers.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Domain name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain%20name. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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