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hostnames

hostnames is the plural of hostname.

Meaning of hostname

Noun

hostname (plural hostnames)

  1. The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
  2. (Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
  3. (Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.

Phrases with hostnames

Questions about hostnames

What is hostnames the plural of?
Hostnames is the plural of hostname.

Words near hostnames in the dictionary

  1. hostmask
  2. hostmasks
  3. hostmaster
  4. hostmasters
  5. hostname
  6. hostnames
  7. Hostomel
  8. Hoston
  9. Hostons
  10. hostoria
  11. hostorium

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hostnames (page history and authors); hostname (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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