fully qualified domain name

noun

A domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System.

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Meanings

nounfully qualified domain name (plural fully qualified domain names)

plural fully qualified domain names

  1. InternetcomputingA domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System.
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