Taking kanohost.com as an example, the .com part is the TLD, and kanohost is the Second Level Domain. When registering a domain name, the second-level domain is limited to 63 characters + the TLD and can only use a-z 0-9 and hyphens (cannot start or end with hyphens or have consecutive hyphens).
What is DNS?
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Domain Hierarchy
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DNS Record Types
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Making A Request
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