Phrase guide

second-level domain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A domain that is immediately subordinate to a top-level domain (whose name appears after it, with a period separating the two).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Wiktionary.org is a second-level domain, part of the org top-level domain.

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Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: доме́йн от вто́ро ниво́ (doméjn ot vtóro nivó) — subordinate domain
  • Polish: domena drugiego poziomu — subordinate domain