What is the difference between a domain and website?

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What is the difference between a domain and website?
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What is the difference between a domain and website?
A domain name can be registered without hosting a website. But all website will have domain names. A hosting space on a server is needed to host the pages for the website.
Reply:A domain is just a registered name. It's your right to have a website. It doesn't mean you have, anything there, to back up the name. It's just your right to have that name, so no one else can use that name. If you have www.herbert.com, then no one else, anywhere, in the entire world, can create a website with the NAME www.herbert.com (even though you haven't created a website yet).





It's like, having the name for a child, before you give birth to the child. But, if someone types www.herbert.com into the browser command line, they'll get something like, "This site under construction..."





A website is the name plus the host. The host is the stored files (at least one), to which people (well, other computers) have access.





You could have a host without a domain name, but, that would be like, having a "bastard child."
Reply:A domain name is usually associated with a company or other type of organization--registeder with ICANN %26amp; IANA. Usually IT folks refer to a machines host name plus its domain name or its fully qualified host name. Example, if you worked at Bells and gave your workstation the name John your fully qualified host name might be "John.bells.com."





A web site contains an IP address, host name and has an alias or nickname linked to it. (IE type espn.go in the address bar and watch what happens). It takes you to Google web sites containing ESPN. A web site also contains a suffix linking it to a specific domain such as com for commercial net for network providers or Edu for Educational. So as an example, a web site for a school might be: www.trinitycollege.edu
Reply:If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.





As an experienced webmaster I recommend BlueHost service which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting %26amp; I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.





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Here I have copied and pasted its features from their website to view:





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Good Luck!
Reply:A domain is just a registered name and webhosting is where your website is stored i use bluehost webhosting for mine





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