hostname

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hostname

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From host + name.

noun hostnames

The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
Similar: domain name, nodename
Internet A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
Internet The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.

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noun the name by which any device attached to a computer network is known

Español	nombre de equipo
Français	nom d'hôte
Deutsch	Hostname
Ελληνικά	όνομα υπολογιστή ónoma ypologistí

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@misc{hostname_2026,
  title = {hostname},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hostname},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}