domain name
noun
: a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses
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The outage was connected to a misfiring of its domain name system (DNS).
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Amazon blamed the outage on issues related to the company’s domain name system and said the outage originated in Northern Virginia, which is the biggest and oldest cloud hub in the country, according to the Associated Press.
—John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The company said the outage was related to its domain name system that converts web addresses into IP addresses.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, domain names are appreciating assets, and their value tends to grow over time, especially in relation to emerging industries or trending phrases.
—Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Amazon blamed the outage on issues related to the company’s domain name system and said the outage originated in Northern Virginia, which is the biggest and oldest cloud hub in the country, according to the Associated Press.
—John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The company said the outage was related to its domain name system that converts web addresses into IP addresses.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, domain names are appreciating assets, and their value tends to grow over time, especially in relation to emerging industries or trending phrases.
—Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Domain name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain%20name. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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