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Hostname

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000536

A unique label assigned to a device on a network, used to identify it in a human-readable format. This name is resolved into an IP address by the Domain Name System (DNS) to locate the device for communication. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) combines the specific hostname with its parent domain name, such as 'server1' in the FQDN 'server1.example.com'.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000536
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000536",
  "term": "Hostname",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A unique label assigned to a device on a network, used to identify it in a human-readable format. This name is resolved into an IP address by the Domain Name System (DNS) to locate the device for communication. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) combines the specific hostname with its parent domain name, such as 'server1' in the FQDN 'server1.example.com'.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/hostname/"
}

Record 591 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.