What is the difference between a domain name and a website?

While websites and domain names are related, they are not exactly the same thing.

A domain name is a unique name that can be used to identify a website or email account. Examples of domain names are hostpapa.com and google.com.  Domain names are registered with domain registrars so only one person or organization has rights to a given domain. However, registering a domain name does not equate to creating a website, it just gives you the rights to use that domain.

A website is the content, like webpages and videos, that can be found when you browse to a URL like www.hostpapa.com. To get content to a URL, there needs to be a web server somewhere delivering web pages. Often, those web servers are run by web hosting companies.

HostPapa offers solutions for domain name registration and web hosting that make registering your website and getting started delivering content easy.

 

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