domain name
noun
: a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses
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Abbott also determined that the county failed to prove that Pope registered and was using the domain name in bad faith.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the website for the NIL Go system, managed by Deloitte, uses a dot-com domain name.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
The website is no longer available, and the address now redirects to a GoDaddy page that says the domain name boisemedicalclinic.com is for sale.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2025
Additionally, while enabling multifactor authentication helps, organizations should use services that monitor for domain spoofing, especially international domain names (IDNs), which use lookalike characters to deceive users.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the website for the NIL Go system, managed by Deloitte, uses a dot-com domain name.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
The website is no longer available, and the address now redirects to a GoDaddy page that says the domain name boisemedicalclinic.com is for sale.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2025
Additionally, while enabling multifactor authentication helps, organizations should use services that monitor for domain spoofing, especially international domain names (IDNs), which use lookalike characters to deceive users.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Domain name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain%20name. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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