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Support File Number: 1
Support File Title:What is a domain name?
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A domain name, a series of textual characters that identifies a specific IP address, uniquely identifies a website on the Internet. Domain names locate businesses, organizations, or other entities on the Internet.
Domain names are easy to remember, easy to type alternatives to obscure URL's that you receive with free website hosting services. Using a domain name allows you to receive more visitors, less bounced emails, and the chance to make a lasting impression on the Web.
A great benefit of using your domain name is that regardless of how many times you change your access provider, your Email and website address will always remain the same.
A domain name record requires two name servers: a primary name server (also known as a domain name server, or DNS for short) and a secondary name server. Name servers are scattered all over the Internet - there are thousands of them - and each one passes on requests for information ("where's the store?") until it reaches the primary name server, which replies ("it's over there... see, where that sign is pointing to") and maps the domain name to the IP address, letting your computer find the right website. If the primary name server is not accessible (broken, switched off, behind a slow connection, etc.) then the request for information will be sent to the secondary name server.
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