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Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
A glossary of computer and Internet terms with definitions that are easy to understand.
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Subdomain

A Subdomain is used in DNS hierarchies and is a domain that is one part of a domain name that is larger. In the hierarchy the top level will be the root-level domain, then will follow the top-level domains and then the second-level domains and lastly the subdomains.