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subdomain

Syllabification: (sub·do·main)
Pronunciation: /ˈsəbdəmān/
Definition of subdomain

noun

chiefly technical
  • a subdivision of a domain:artificial intelligence is a hazily defined field with two related subdomains
  • Computing an Internet domain which is part of a primary domain:within the .us domain, there are subdomains for the fifty states mail.google.com is a subdomain of google.com

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