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

Examples of domain name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cloudflare provides services that help route traffic to its customers' websites through domain name system, or DNS, servers, which can help distribute visits evenly to prevent server overloads and to protect from attacks. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

The outage was connected to a misfiring of its domain name system (DNS). —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

Amazon pinned the outage on issues related to its domain name system that converts web addresses into IP addresses, which are numeric designations that identify locations on the internet. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for domain name

• aspartame
• counterclaim
• overcame
• underframe
• username
• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame

Kids Definition

domain name

noun

: a name (as Merriam-Webster.com) that is the primary Internet address for a website