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Domain Name

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name "www.sans.org" locates an Internet address for "sans.org" at Internet point 199.0.0.2 and a particular host server named "www". The "org" part of the domain name reflects the purpose of the organization or entity (in this example, "organization") and is called the top-level domain name. The "sans" part of the domain name defines the organization or entity and together with the top-level is called the second-level domain name.

MWESANS Glossary of Security Terms

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

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

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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