A hostname is a label that is assigned to any device connected to a computer network. In the scope of the Internet, a hostname is a domain name assigned to a host server in the format www.example.com where www is the local name and example.com is the domain name. The hostname over the Internet can be identified via the local hosts file or the Domain Name System (DNS) resolver.
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