hostname

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Synonyms: host name, hostage, postnate, notname, outname, postgame, wossname

Antonyms: host name, hostage, postnate, notname, outname, postgame, wossname

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|networking}} The [[unique]] [[name]] by which any [[device]] attached to a [[computer]] [[network]] is known.
2. {{lb|en|computing|Internet}} A computer or other network device's [[Internet]] [[domain name]]; a [[fully qualified hostname]].
3. {{lb|en|computing|Internet}} The portion of a computer's [[Internet]] [[domain name]] that comes before the first [[period]]; an [[unqualified hostname]].

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