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A '''domain name''' is the common name for a [[Web site]].

'''Domain name''' is a 'word form' describing a numerical [[Internet Protocol]] (IP) address of an internet computer or system, which is owned by a registrant of that name.  In layman's terms, it is analogous to the names in a telephone directory which are associated with a telephone number.   The domain name is 'pointed to' the actual IP address of a given computer or network, and allows a user to remember how to access that service more easily than having to remember a complex string of numbers<ref>[http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci211988,00<!--WSDG OOJ6G DD3S LO8N-->.html Techtarget.com - Definition of Domain name]</ref>

Web servers, as is the case with all computers, are given [[IP address]]es when on the Internet. IP addresses may be represented by domain names (this is called "name resolution"). One example of a domain name would be "www.conservapedia.com".

Web servers, as is the case with all computers, are given [[IP address]]es when on the Internet. IP addresses may be represented by domain names (this is called "name resolution"). One example of a domain name would be "www.conservapedia.com".

The last portion of a Web site's name is known as a top-level domain (or TLD). Common TLDs of US Web sites include ".com" (commercial site), ".org" (non-profit organization), ".edu" (educational institution), ".gov" (government institution), and ".mil" (military institution). Other countries have their own TLDs, such as Britain's ".co.uk" and Germany's ".de" TLD.

The last portion of a Web site's name is known as a top-level domain (or TLD). Common TLDs of US Web sites include ".com" (commercial site), ".org" (non-profit organization), ".edu" (educational institution), ".gov" (government institution), and ".mil" (military institution). Other countries have their own TLDs, such as Britain's ".co.uk" and Germany's ".de" TLD.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Web site]]

*[[Web site]]