Domain Name
Human-readable name that represents an IP address via DNS.
A domain name is a human-readable name, like pipeip.com, that is translated to an IP address through DNS. It makes the internet easier to use because people don't have to remember numbers.
The name is built hierarchically: the top-level domain (.com), the domain itself (pipeip), and any subdomains (www).
Key Points
- Easier to remember than an IP address
- Translated to an IP through DNS
- Hierarchical: subdomain, domain, top-level domain
- Registered through a registrar
- One domain can point to several IP addresses