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---# hostname vs server name

**URL:** [https://www.google.com/search?q=host+vs+server+name&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA1061CA1062&oq=host+vs+server+name&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390i650l3.11728j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=host+vs+server+name&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA1061CA1062&oq=host+vs+server+name&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390i650l3.11728j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

hostname vs server name "Hostname" is used specifically in the context of the TCP/IP suite. Other protocols or operating systems (MS Windows) often use the term "server name." So for example, a device could be referred to by its Server Name in Windows, but by its Hostname using DNS. The names can be different.Nov 2, 2015


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