What is Domain name?
Also called: Domain
The short answer
A domain name is the human-readable address of a website, such as example.com, that points to the server where the site lives.
What people say: “my web address”, “my .com”, “the name of my website”.
Domain name, explained
Domains are rented yearly from a registrar. The part after the dot (.com, .org, .io) is the top-level domain; the part before it is yours to choose if nobody else holds it.
Owning your domain matters more than owning your design: it carries your email, your search rankings and every link anyone has shared. Keep it registered in your own account, never only in a developer's.
Questions people ask about Domain name
What is Domain name?
A domain name is the human-readable address of a website, such as example.com, that points to the server where the site lives.
How do I buy a domain name?
Search for it at a domain registrar, pay the yearly fee, and point its DNS at your host.
Do I own my domain forever?
No, you rent it; renew it before it expires or someone else can register it.
Should I pick .com or another ending?
Use .com when you can get it, because people assume it; other endings work fine when they fit the brand.
Related terms
DNS is the internet's address book: it translates a domain name like example.com into the IP address of the server that hosts the site.
Domain registrarA domain registrar is an accredited company that sells and manages domain name registrations.
URLA URL is the full address of one specific resource on the web, made of a protocol, a domain and a path, like https://example.com/pricing.
Custom domainA custom domain is your own domain name connected to a hosted site or builder, replacing the platform's default address.
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