unqualified hostname

noun

The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period, and so is sufficient to uniquely identify the computer within a domain.

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Meanings

noununqualified hostname (plural unqualified hostnames)

plural unqualified hostnames

  1. InternetcomputingThe portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period, and so is sufficient to uniquely identify the computer within a domain.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
subdomain
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APA

unqualified hostname. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unqualified%20hostname

MLA

“unqualified hostname.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unqualified%20hostname. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unqualified hostname,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unqualified%20hostname.

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