hostname

Network device label

A hostname is a label assigned to a device on a network, identifying it in human-readable form rather than by numerical address.

Every computer connected to the Internet has one: The server's hostname is mail.example.com.

In URLs, the hostname appears between the protocol and the path.

System administrators assign hostnames to distinguish machines on local networks: What's the hostname of the printer?

networking

IP

Protected creations or addresses

addressSpeak to formally
DNSInternet naming protocol
domainArea of control

server · resolution · lookup · subdomain · localhost · alias · canonical · reverse · forward · record

identifier

label

Identifying attachment or marker

handlePart for gripping
tagIdentifier or classifier
designationFormal name or title

alias · moniker · unique · distinguished · canonical · friendly · UNC · namespace

servers

datacenter

Facility housing networked computers

rackFrame for holding items
virtualizationCreating simulated computing environments
clusterGathered group nearby

VM · container · instance · node · provisioning · deployment · uptime · redundancy · scalability · cloud

Categories

DNSDNS, DNS server, nameserver, resolver, TTL
Unix Commandscd, cat, grep, chmod, ps
config filesprofile, settings file, aliases, login, logout
web addressesURL, URI, web address, domain, https
database settingsport number, username, password, charset, collation
FTPFTP, upload, download, file transfer, server

Opposites

addressing format

hostnameIP address

Device's unique network number

MAC address · physical address

identification scope

hostnamedomain name

Internet location identifier

network name · subnet

Family

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