Glossary of Domain Name Terms Used at Cornell
This article applies to: DNS
- Domain Name
- Name that identifies and locates an organization or other entity on the Internet.
- Domain Name Manager
- Office that maintains Cornell's databases for both recording and registration for domain name requests, and processes requests according to university policy.
- Domain Name Server
- Computer that provides the underlying technologies responsible for maintaining and providing domain name identification on the Internet. It translates the domain name into the numeric internet address.
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- Organized arrangement of domain names on the Internet.
- Domain Review Board
- Committee that reviews requests for three-part domain names; consists of individuals delegated by the Vice President for University Relations, the Vice President for Information Technologies, and General Counsel.
- Four-Part Domain Name
- Domain name that consists of a fourth-level, third-level, second-level, and top-level domain name, for example: bigred.it.cornell.edu.
- Host
- Computer that offers a service or services to Internet users. A host can offer a wide range of services to Internet users.
- Record (verb)
- To put into the university database domain names purchased with Cornell funds or non-Cornell-owned domain names that translate to university-owned hosts.
- Register (verb)
- To put into the university database for authorized domain names within the cornell.edu domain or non-cornell.edu domains whose domain name service is provided by Cornell domain name servers.
- Three-Part Domain Name
- Domain name that consists of a third-level, second-level, and top-level domain name; for example: it.cornell.edu
- Unit
- College, administrative unit, department, program, research center, business service center, or other operating unit.
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