# What's a domain name?



##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: over 6 years ago
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

A domain name is your website name. A domain name is an address where Internet users can access your website. A domain name is used for finding and identifying computers on the Internet. Computers use IP addresses, which are a series of numbers. However, it is difficult for humans to remember strings of numbers. Because of this, domain names were developed and used to identify entities on the Internet rather than using IP addresses.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 6 years ago
- Author title: Marketing Coordinator at Top Lawn Inc



### Comment 2

Domain names are created to make IP addresses easy to remember. Every computer has an IP address assigned to it - much like a street address. But instead of having to memorize each IP address number, we assign domain names to these numbers so we can easily remember them. The domain name system, or DNS, takes domain names and translates them into their IP addresses so that computers can communicate with one another.

When you enter a domain name into your web browser, the browser simply uses that domain to locate its corresponding IP address and then shows you the website associated with it. If you own a business, GoDaddy can help you find a domain name that best suits the business so you can easily promote your website.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 6 years ago
- Author title: Associate Marketing Manager at GoDaddy




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[Domain Registrars](https://www.g2.com/categories/domain-registrars)

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