Hostname
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In computer networking, a hostname (archaically nodename) is a label that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network and that is used to identify the device in various forms of electronic communication, such as the World Wide Web. Hostnames may be simple names consisting of a single word or phrase, or they may be structured. Each hostname usually has at least one numeric network address associated with it for routing packets for performance and other reasons.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hostname is referenced by 224 other articles, and connects out to Domain Name Server, computer network and Internet Engineering Task Force.
It sits within the topics Computer networking and Identifiers.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
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- identifier
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- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/hostname
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