Meaning of subdomain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A domain or sphere that is part of a larger domain or sphere.
2. A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.
   Internet
3. An additional part prefaced to a domain name.
   Internet

Equivalents

Examples

“As a technical subdomain of biology ecological investigations have⟳ evolved from what has been traditionally called natural history.”

“A domain is a subdomain of another domain if it is contained within that domain. This relationship can be tested by seeing if the subdomain's name⟳ ends with the containing domain's name⟳. For example, A.B.C.D is a subdomain of B.C.D, C.D, D, and " ".”

“BIND⟳ 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2), Copyright © 2004, 2005 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC"), Copyright © 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium, https://web.archive.org/web/20060619063455/http://www.bind⟳9.net/manual/bind⟳/9.3.2/Bv9ARM.ch01.html Every name⟳ in the DNS tree is a domain, even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains. Every subdomain is a domain and every domain except the root is also a subdomain.”

“"We hope⟳ that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take⟳ this as a wake-up call⟳, and not as a threat," a note⟳ on the page said.”

“On July 8, 2025 Glitch project hosting and user profiles will be shut⟳ down. Your Glitch dashboard will remain⟳ available as usual through the end⟳ of 2025, with access to download⟳ all of your code for your projects, as well as a new feature to set⟳ up redirects for your project subdomains so your URLs keep⟳ working.”

“In en.wiktionary.org, en is a subdomain.”

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