Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostname

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
host-name
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.

noun

A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.

noun

The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.

Etymology

From host + name.

Inflected Forms

hostnames (plural)

Phrases

domain name Internet address IP address

Frequently Paired Words

domain name Internet address IP address TLD URL

Synonyms

domain name nodename

Questions

What does hostname mean?
The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
Where does hostname come from?
From host + name.

How to pronounce hostname

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