hostnames
Server name labels
Hostnames are human-readable labels assigned to devices connected to a computer network, serving as alternatives to numeric IP addresses.
Rather than remembering 192.168.1.1, you might use "printer" or "mail-server" as a hostname.
In internet contexts, hostnames form part of domain names: in "www.example.com," the hostname is "www." System administrators assign hostnames to identify machines on local networks, while DNS servers translate them into IP addresses for routing.
IP address distributor
- staticWithout motion or change
- dynamicActive and changing
- localhostDevice's own hostname
- loopbackInternal address for self-communication
ping · traceroute · subnet · LAN · WAN · NAT · addressing · mapping
Domain name prefix section
- TLDWebsite address ending
- registrarKeeper of official records
- registrantOne who signs up
- registryOfficial record of entries
ICANN · cybersquatting · apex · parking
Formal decision or determination
- lookupAct of retrieving information
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- queryRequest for information
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
Software delivering website content
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- originStarting point or source
- endpointFinal point reached
- nodeConnection point in networks
cluster · instance · container · datacenter · rack · provisioning · deployment · configuration
Assigning a label
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- case-insensitiveIgnoring letter capitalization
- hyphenMark joining compound words
underscore · ASCII · internationalized · prefix · suffix · www · mail · dev
Network encryption protocol
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
- certificateFormal written attestation
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
- verificationProving something accurate
spoofing · hijacking · poisoning · phishing · typosquatting · firewall · filtering · blacklist
DHCP
IP address distributor
loopback · ping · traceroute · subnet · LAN · WAN · NAT · addressing · mapping · alias
subdomain
Domain name prefix section
- TLDWebsite address ending
- registrarKeeper of official records
- registrantOne who signs up
registry · ICANN · cybersquatting · apex · parking
resolution
Formal decision or determination
authoritative · recursive · caching · propagation · TTL · resolver · dig
web-server
Software delivering website content
node · cluster · instance · container · datacenter · rack · provisioning · deployment · configuration · administration
naming
Assigning a label
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- case-insensitiveIgnoring letter capitalization
hyphen · underscore · ASCII · internationalized · prefix · suffix · www · mail · dev · staging
TLS
Network encryption protocol
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
- certificateFormal written attestation
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
verification · spoofing · hijacking · poisoning · phishing · typosquatting · firewall · filtering · blacklist · whitelist