what exactly is a hostname?

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what exactly is a hostname?

someone told me to use the hostname of a website and i had no idea what they meant........

2007-03-22 07:31:24 · 2 answers · asked by beast#4 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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A host name is also known as a Site name, the meaning of the word hostname will vary depending on naming system in question..
On the Internet, a hostname is a domain name assigned to the host

2007-03-22 07:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by netw0rk_computers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hostname is the name of the site like yahoo.com or aol.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname

2007-03-22 14:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by BigJohnny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋