Domain: Internet addresses made up for words that correspond to the Internet Protocol (IP) numbers computers use to find each other. Domains always have two or more parts, separated by 'dots'.

 

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Domain: A domain is a computer, web site or network that is connected to the Internet. A typical domain name looks like this: www.5starsupport.com. The 'www' prefix signifies that it is connected to . . . View Full Definition

Tracking Domain: A domain specifically created to measure traffic delivered to a website.

Domainkeys: An anti-spam software application being developed by Yahoo and using a combination of public and private 'keys' to authenticate the sender's domain and reduce the chance that a spammer or ha . . . View Full Definition

Email Domain: Aka Domain. The portion of the email address to the right of the @ sign. Useful as an email address hygiene tool (e.g. identify all records where the consumer entered 'name@aol' as their ema . . . View Full Definition

Domain Name Server (DNS): A naming scheme mechanism used to help resolve a domain name / host name to a specific TCP/IP Address.

Long Domain Name: Domain names longer than the original 26 characters, up to a theoretical limit of 67 characters (including the extension, such as .com).

Domain Name System (DNS): How computer networks locate Internet domain names and translate them into IP addresses. The domain name is the actual name for an IP address or range of IP addresses. E.g. MarketingSherpa.c . . . View Full Definition

Doorway Domain: A domain used specifically to rank well in search engines for particular keywords, serving as an entry point through which visitors pass to the main domain.

Domain Name: This is a unique identifier of an organization attached to the Internet. Domain names are used to make a web site easier to remember rather than trying to remember a series of long numbers k . . . View Full Definition

Domain Name Service (DNS): This service changes alphabetical domain names in to IP (Internet protocol) addresses. While domain names, such as 5StarSupport are very easy to remember, the Internet is made up of IP addre . . . View Full Definition