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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

domain name

The name for the apparent location, or site, of a resource on the internet. Each location has a unique domain name and this is part of the filename of each resource e.g. bbc.co.uk is a domain name owned by the BBC.

Related terms
addressDNS serverdomain name system (DNS)resolvetop level domain (TLD)uniform resource locator (URL)IP addressIP number
Term sub categories
Internet/web › infrastructure
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