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I always thought: - com, example.com, foo.example.com are all domains - com is a TLD - subdomain is a relative term, not an absolute one: . example.c
by roelschroeven 1y ago
I always thought:
- com, example.com, foo.example.com are all domains
- com is a TLD
- subdomain is a relative term, not an absolute one:
. example.com is a subdomain of com
. foo.example.com is a subdomain of example.com
. bar.foo.example.com is a subdomain of foo.example.com
- akerl_ 1y agoYup, you’re correct. But in common usage, it would be weird to refer to example.com as a subdomain. Depending on the context, it would also be weird to refer to foo.example.com as a domain instead of a subdomain. If somebody asked me what domain you’re using and you said “com”, you would technically have answered accurately but they’d be confused.
- roelschroeven 1y agoOK, makes sense.