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Domain Name ↔ string identifier for IP

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Sub Domain

Second-level Domain

Apex Domain

TLD​

Top Level Domain

DNS​

Server to convert Domain Name to IP

URL​

unique address to access Web Resource

Source: developer.mozilla.org/en

Domain Registrar​

rent out a domain name, propagate domain name UID out to servers

References​

  1. Domain ↔ Domain Name or IP

  2. Web Site ↔ collection of Web Pages, access via common Server-hosted Domain Name

  3. DNS ↔ Server to convert Domain Name to IP

  4. HOSTS ↔ text file to map Domain Name to IP, like internal DNS to skip resolution

  5. Name Server ↔ server to resolve Domain Name to IP

  6. MX ↔ Mail eXchange server to handle incoming email for Domain Name

  7. NS ↔ Authoritative NameServer (Domain Name)

  8. CNAME ↔ Canonical NAME resource DNS Record to map Domain Name to extra name alias