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Glossary Networking / Term

domain

1. The trailing portion of a fully qualified host address, typically in an e-mail context. See fully qualified domain name (FQDN). 2. A level in a NetInfo hierarchy. See NetInfo.
3. An organization of machines (clients, master servers, and slave servers) and maps in NIS. See Network Information Service (NIS).
4. A section of the Internet name space. See Domain Name Service (DNS).

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