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A '''Domain Name''' is part of a [[URL]] and can be typed into a browser to find a particular web site. When a computer connects to the Internet, it uses a unique [[IP Address]]; because [[IP Address]]es can be difficult to remember, the [[DNS]] or Domain Name System was put in place to correlate [[IP Address]]es to domain names.<ref>[http://www.techterms.com/definition/domainname Domain Name Definition]</ref>
A '''Domain Name''' is part of a [[URL]] and can be typed into a browser to find a particular web site. When a computer connects to the Internet, it uses a unique [[IP Address]]; because [[IP Address]]es can be difficult to remember, the [[DNS]] or Domain Name System was put in place to correlate [[IP Address]]es to domain names.<ref>[http://www.techterms.com/definition/domainname Domain Name Definition]</ref>