In the context of the World Wide Web (WWW), the name under which an organization or individual registers a Web address. The domain name follows a convention known as the Domain Name System (DNS). See also DNS and WWW.
See domain name in Computer
The term may refer to any type of domain within the computer field, since there are several types of domains (see domain). However, today, it often refers to the address of an Internet site. See Internet domain name and Internet address.
Is a Name Already Taken?
To find out if a domain name is taken, two popular domain name registrars are Network Solutions (www.netsol.com) and Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com).
