{"id":18983,"date":"2020-11-16T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=18983"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T03:36:29","slug":"what-is-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Domain &#8211; Short Complete Guide Of Website Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What is a domain - beginner guide\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200X628-sg2021-domainguide.jpg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a domain<\/a>? Is it the same as the URL? Does it refer to the website\u2019s name? Or does it refer to.COM?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are some of the commonly asked questions we ask when we become interested in the making of a website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is a Domain? Domain Meaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domain definition<\/a>: The technical explanation of a domain is defined by the device\u2019s IP address which is identified by a 4-part number. This numerical information is used to access the Internet or the website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the websites available on the Internet are numerous, it is almost impossible to remember and locate every IP address. Therefore, a domain name helps to make the process easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-domain-name-system-dns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domain Name System (DNS)<\/a>, we can now match names to the numerical address of the website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DNS will connect and sync these names with IP addresses. In other words, the domain name is an alias of the IP address numerical code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"om-ngiiygee1y8exez6mpa4-holder\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/a.omappapi.com\/app\/js\/api.min.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-campaign=\"ngiiygee1y8exez6mpa4\" data-user=\"82093\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a URL?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1200x628-sg-whatisdomain2.jpg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire link that you see on your browser address bar is the Universal Resource Locator (URL) link. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the full URL link of this blog you are currency reading link is <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-domain\/<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A URL comprises a scheme, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website domain,<\/a> and subdirectory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A scheme informs you of the protocol used to access a website. \u2018HTTPS\u2019 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is the most common scheme used for a more secure and encrypted browsing experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The subdirectory indicates a particular section of a webpage you are on while browsing the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this essence, a domain is part of the URL link. Hubspot gave an excellent yet easy-to-understand explanation of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/parts-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">URL structure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Domain Name vs URL vs Website<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A domain is the name of an internet site, an URL is just how exactly to locate an internet site and a website is what people see and also interact with when they arrive.<\/p>\n<p>To put it simply, when you purchase a domain name, you have acquired the name for your site, however, you still need to develop the website with any website builder software.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-domain-name-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is a Domain Name Different from a URL?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Basic Components of a Domain\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most commonly used <\/span><b>third-level domain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/subdomain-vs-subdirectory\/\">subdomain<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) refers to \u201cwww\u201d which is the first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add a subdomain that is associated with your main domain, e.g. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myname.yoursite.com<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This separates and organizes your content for a specific purpose from the rest of your website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out over <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you want to know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/creating-subdomain-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to create a subdomain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/subdomain-vs-subdirectory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when you should use subdomain<\/a> for better SEO results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>second-level domain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the name of the website \u201cexabytes\u201d in our case. When you are searching for an available website name at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exabytes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you are looking for a second-level domain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an important part of your website for people to remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-top-level-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>top-level domain<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (TLD) refers to the letters at the end of the URL link. It tells you the nature of the website, such as its purpose, geographical area, or even the organization that owns it. For domain name example \u201cexabytes. sg\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-sg-domain-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018.sg\u2019 is the TLD<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An interesting fact behind the labeling of these components is that the web browser reads it from right to left. As the letters after the last dot are the first thing it reads, these letters, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain name example<\/a> \u2018.com,\u2019 \u2018.sg,\u2019 \u2018.org,\u2019 are recognized as the TLD.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>In Closing<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing the relationship between the domain, URL, and website is a step forward in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/how-to-create-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">building your website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also gives you insights on giving you more control over your brand, as well as helping you run your business in the right direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, you are not alone in this journey. Some professionals can guide you with the basics or fix issues so that you can operate your business smoothly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So what is a domain name? I guess you know the answer. If you have an idea on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creating a domain name<\/a>, check your domain availability free and domain sign up here.<\/p>\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/changing-website-domain-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Change domain name without loosing google ranking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/buying-an-expired-domain\/\">What Are Expired Domain Names?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a domain? Is it the same as the URL? Does it refer to the website\u2019s name? Or does it refer to.COM? These are some of the commonly asked questions we ask when we become interested in the making of a website. What is a Domain? 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