Host name

Host name

A fully qualified domain name identifying one specific host computer within the Internet.

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Industry/Domain: Telecommunications
Category: General telecom
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host name

Telecommunications; General telecom

A fully qualified domain name identifying one specific host computer within the Internet.

host name

Software; Globalization software service

(1) In Internet communication, the name given to a computer. Sometimes, host name is used to mean the fully qualified domain name; other times, it is used to mean the most ...

host name

Software; Operating systems

The DNS name of a device on a network, used to locate computers on the network.

relative host name

Software; Globalization software service

The specific subname of a fully qualified host name. For example, smith is a relative host name for smith.endicott.ibm.com.

host name mapping file

Software; Globalization software service

A file containing a list of host names and associated hardware control information.

long host name

Software; Globalization software service

A fully qualified host name (for example, node15.ibm.com).

telecommunications

Telecommunications; General telecom

The science and business of sending messages as electric impulses, pulses of light, or electromagnetic waves.

television

Telecommunications; General telecom

A system that sends and receives pictures of objects and actions and the sounds that go with them.

content label

Telecommunications; General telecom

A rating provided by a rating service that defines or categorizes the contents of a Web site.

direct ray

Telecommunications; General telecom

A ray of electromagnetic radiation that follows the path of least possible propagation time between transmitting and receiving antennas. Note: The path of least propagation time ...

refracted ray

Telecommunications; General telecom

A ray that undergoes a change of velocity, or in the general case, both velocity and direction, as a result of interaction with the material medium in which it travels. 2. In an ...

random access memory (RAM)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A read/write, nonsequential-access memory used for the storage of instructions and data. Note 1: RAM access time is essentially the same for all storage locations. Note 2: RAM is ...