Tech Terms Explained Simply

Domain

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A domain is the name of a website, like techterms.io. It's what people type into the browser to visit your site. You usually buy one through a domain registrar.

https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/dns/glossary/what-is-a-domain-name/

Subdomain

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A subdomain is a part of a larger domain name, used to organize and separate different sections of a website.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain

DNS (Domain Name System)

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DNS is a system that translates domain names into IP addresses. It is a way to make it easier to remember and type domain names instead of IP addresses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System