A series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods,
such as www.sample.com, that is an address of a
computer network connection and that identifies the
owner of the address.
A web hosting service is a
type of
Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide
their own
websites accessible via the
World Wide Web.
Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server
they own for use by their clients as well as providing
Internet connectivity, typically in a
data center.
Web hosts can also provide data center space and
connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own
to be located in their data center, called
colocation.