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What does hostname mean?

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  1. (computing) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
  2. (computing) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
  3. (computing) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.
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The hostname of a web server is often www, in the same way that it may be ftp for an FTP server, and news or nntp for a USENET news server.
The enhanced resolution features of Protect enable administrators to discover a machine by FQDN, hostname, IPv4, or IPv6 with great efficiency.

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