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What is the difference between subdomain and delegate?

subdomain | delegate |

In context|computing|internet|lang=en terms the difference between subdomain and delegate

is that subdomain is (computing|internet) an additional part prefaced to a domain name while delegate is (computing|internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours.

As nouns the difference between subdomain and delegate

is that subdomain is a domain or sphere that is part of a larger domain or sphere while delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

As a verb delegate is

to authorize someone to be a delegate.

subdomain

English

Noun

(wikipedia subdomain) (en noun)
  • A domain or sphere that is part of a larger domain or sphere.
  • * 1971 , Jacob Robert Kantor, The logic of modern science
  • As a technical subdomain of biology ecological investigations have evolved from what has been traditionally called natural history.
  • (computing, Internet) A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.
  • * 1987 November, P. Mockapetris, Domain Concepts and Facilities , RFC1034, also known as STD0013
  • A domain is a subdomain' of another domain if it is contained within that domain. This relationship can be tested by seeing if the '''subdomain's''' name ends with the containing domain's name. For example, A.B.C.D is a ' subdomain of B.C.D, C.D, D, and " ".
  • * BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2) , Copyright © 2004, 2005 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC"), Copyright © 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium, http://www.bind9.net/manual/bind/9.3.2/Bv9ARM.ch01.html
  • Every name in the DNS tree is a domain, even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains'. Every '''subdomain''' is a domain and every domain except the root is also a ' subdomain .
  • (computing, Internet) An additional part prefaced to a domain name.
  • :* In en.wiktionary.org, en is a subdomain .
  • Usage notes

    The technical community that created the terminology uses the first sense of a "domain name prefaced with additional parts".

    Synonyms

    * (lower-level part ) unqualified hostname

    See also

    * second-level domain * top-level domain * hostname

    delegate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
  • a representative at a conference, etc.
  • (US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
  • (computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (delegat)
  • to authorize someone to be a delegate
  • to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
  • (computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours