User Domain Name Definition. In general a domain name identifies a network domain or it represents an Internet Protocol resource such as a personal computer used to access the Internet a server computer hosting a website or the web site itself or any other service communicated. The hostname is the network that takes the users to the website.
Computers use IP addresses which are a series of number. A domain has a domain controller that governs all basic domain functions and manages network security. A domain name is used for finding and identifying computers on the Internet.
A domain in the context of networking refers to any group of users workstations devices printers computers and database servers that share different types of data via network resources.
A domain user is one whose username and password are stored on a domain controller rather than the computer the user is logging into. Users are either assigned a username or they are allowed to create their own as long as it is unique and follows any specified parameters the system may have. Domain is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy authority or control within the internet. A domain name is essentially your websites equivalent of a physical address.