domain name

identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet
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domain name

Summary

domain name is a technical standard[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of technical_standard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,576 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • domain name's instance of is recorded as technical standard[3].
  • domain name is a type of unique identifier[4].
  • domain name is part of Internet[5].
  • domain name is part of Domain Name Server[6].
  • domain name is part of World Wide Web[7].
  • domain name is used for name resolution[8].
  • domain name's Commons category is recorded as Domain name system[9].
  • domain name comprises domain name label[10].
  • domain name's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Domain names[11].
  • domain name's main Wikidata property is recorded as P13337[12].
  • domain name's dummy value is recorded as example.com[13].
  • domain name's dummy value is recorded as example.net[14].
  • domain name's dummy value is recorded as example.org[15].

Body

Geography

Part of include Internet[5], an IP network[16], founded in 1969[17]; Domain Name Server[6], a RFC 5234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF[18]; and World Wide Web[7], an information system[19].

Designation and Status

domain name's instance of is recorded as technical standard[3].

Why It Matters

domain name ranks in the top 4% of technical_standard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,576 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · SlowDialupNarrowband · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Quora topic id → Domain-Names
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P3417]]: Domain_name"
  2. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → internet-domain-names
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: internet-domain-names, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936635|internet domain names (#289936635)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → unique identifier
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Main wikidata property → P13337
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10186, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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