Akademik

strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet

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domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right

noun, pl ⋯ names [count]

computers : the characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com or Whitehouse.gov) that form the main part of an Internet address

doˈmain name 7 [domain name] noun (computing)

a name which identifies a website or group of websites on the Internet