domain name

American  

[doh-meyn neym] / doʊˈmeɪn ˌneɪm /

noun

Computers.

1. a name owned by a person or organization and used as an internet address, consisting of one or more alphabetic or alphanumeric sequences separated by dots, followed by a suffix indicating the top-level domain.

   Our domain name is dictionary.com.

   Statistics Canada has the domain name statcan.gc.ca.

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domain name British  

noun

1. computing a unique name, corresponding to one or more numeric IP addresses, used to identify a particular web page or set of web pages on the internet

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domain name Scientific  

1. A series of alphanumeric strings that are separated by periods, such as www.hmco.com, that is an address of a computer network connection and that identifies the owner of the address.

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Etymology

Origin of domain name

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

When a legitimate publication stops operating, fraudsters may acquire the website or domain name and revive it as a vehicle for fraudulent publishing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Someone who controlled that domain name could potentially create email addresses or webpages that gave the impression they were affiliated with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Toner-Rodgers never responded to the complaint, and Corning successfully won the transfer of the domain name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Reports say this granted exclusive rights to US domain name registry firm, VeriSign in exchange for $2m a year, which later rose to $5m.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Instead of finding what he wanted, he came across an ad offering the domain name BillionaireBratz.com for $65,000.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty