What is the canonical name for domain names with extra parts?
- by ConfusedFromIreland
I am confused about domain names (I think)
I call these things, i.e. names you can buy, 'domain names'
bbc.co.uk
google.com
I call these things, i.e. extensions of names 'host names'
www.bbc.co.uk
mail.yahoo.com
arts.mit.edu
hello.there.example.com
Is this naming scheme correct? Are there official definitions of these?
In particular, what…