Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netname

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: net-name
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) path that identifies a particular resource on a given server.

Example Sentences

"A UNC (universal naming convention) name consists of a server name and a netname, which together identify a resource in the domain."
"If a sharepoint is accessed by using the UNC \\server1\WordFiles, for example, the netname is WordFiles."

Etymology

From net + name.

Inflected Forms

netnames (plural)

Questions

What does netname mean?: The part of a UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) path that identifies a particular resource on a given server.
Where does netname come from?: From net + name.

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