the officially registered address of a Web site. Domain names typically contain two or more parts separated from each other by a dot, for example, www.yahoo.com. The domain name suffix (following the final dot) is intended to indicate either the nature or location of the Web site, for example, com for a commercial Web site and co.uk for a British Web site.
Wiktionary Definition for: Domain Name
# computing a unique, case-insensitive, name, consisting of a string made up of alphanumeric characters and dash dashes separated by periods, that the Domain Name System map maps to IP numbers and other information.
Ex:RFC 822, P. Mockapetris, November 1983: This RFC introduces domain style names, their use for ARPA Internet mail and host address support, and the protocols and servers used to implement '''domain name''' facilities.
an identifier of a computer or site on the Internet
a domain -- that part of a '''domain name''' which (nominally) identifies an organization; a '''domain name''' delegate delegated to an independent administrative authority who is then responsible for the management of that portion of the Domain Name System's namespace that consist of the delegated domain and all subdomain subdomains that are not delegated in turn.
Domain Bank, Inc., www.Domainbank.com, a Bethlehem Pennsylvania-based ICANN accredited Domain registrar announced today that it will participate as a founding member in an international consortium consisting of nineteen of the world's leading domain name registrars to propose a new top level domain TLD to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...
Internet Domain Registrars, an ICANN-accredited domain registrar, is the first registrar to offer 67 character domain names. Until recently, domain names had been limited to 26 characters in length. Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to register distinctive domain names. The extended domain length introduces millions of new...
Choose the right handle for your Web site IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE A SMALL e-commerce business in a big world, the right domain name is everything. Roses.com by any other name may not be the online shopper's obvious source for rose sales. Registering your domain name sounds easy...
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BETHLEHEM, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 3, 2000 Domain Bank Inc., www.Domainbank.com, a Bethlehem, Pa.-based ICANN accredited Domain registrar Tuesday announced that it will participate as a founding member in an international consortium consisting of nineteen of the world's leading domain name registrars to propose a new top...
LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--March 14, 1997--LanMinds, Inc. today announced the development of a new tool, code named "Eminent Domain," designed to automate the process of registering and maintaining domain names on intranets and the Internet.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BETHLEHEM, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 15, 2001 Domain Bank Inc. (www.domainbank.com) Tuesday announced that Afilias Limited, a multi-national consortium of which Domain Bank is a founding member, has been formally authorized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN to operate the registry for the...
Business Editors LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE--June 22, 2000 www.easyspace.com , the ICANN approved domain registration and hosting company, announced today that is to offer owners.com .net or .org domain names its new Registrar domain transfer service, a faster, simpler and cheaper way to change Registrar and renew domain ownership. ...
Leading ICANN accredited registrar Dotster Inc. announced today the launch of its second generation Domain Discovery System, an advanced domain search technology that instantly provides thousands of relevant search results based on domains or keywords entered by its users.
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement relating to the future of the .com Internet domain has been approved by the US government, giving VeriSign, a .com administrator, control over the domain until 2012 and the right to increase prices for .com domain renewals. The agreement has...
QA I have seen a couple of ads for registering with .ws or .cc, if your ideal domain name is already a .com. Are these alternatives services on the up and up? --G.W. James New York City It comes as no surprise that cyberspace is getting more...
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 21, 1998-- Domain Name Service Declared Largest in the World Register.com (http://www.register.com), the fastest growing domain name registration service on the Internet, claimed the top spot among domain name registrars worldwide today, according to industry observer domainwatch.com. Domainwatch.com statistics come from the Network Solutions/Internic domain...
Jun 10, 2002 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Registration and management of Internet domain names in Australia is undergoing rapid change. More domain names are disappearing than are being registered, and registration companies worldwide are concerned at the trend. In addition, the value...
Domain names may seem inconsequentially geeky, but their impact is profound, cutting to the very identity of Web-based enterprises. A lot is changing in the world of Web names, including the introduction of free domain-name services. A domain name, most commonly, is a Web site's address expressed in an...
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Several domain name companies are offering alternative top level domains in conflict with Icann, the official body which establishes and oversees web addresses. The alternative domain naming systems have been introduced because of the slow pace of changes to...
Online branding is all about increasing the popularity and the visibility of the website through which an online business gets targeted to the audience. Hence, to 'Promote a website', one must start with its name, or 'Domain name'. A domain name points out to the address of the website or...
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. may turn out to be the temporary beneficiary in an Internet domain-name dispute between Intel Corp. and a domain name "squatter." Originally the domain name intel-inside.com had been appropriated by a porn Web site operated by one Thomas Puntman, operating out of either The Netherlands or...
This paper presents a novel approach of extracting a domain ontology from large-scale thesauri. Concepts are identified to be relevant for a domain based on their frequent occurrence in domain texts. The approach allows to bootstrap the ontology engineering process from given legacy thesauri and identifies an initial domain ontology...
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Dotster, Inc., one of the world's largest ICANN-accredited domain registration and hosting companies, today announced that it is offering domain name registration for $6.99 per year, the lowest price in the company's history. The price is valid for any .com, .net, .org, .info, .us or .biz domain...
