Subdomain
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A subdomain is the portion shown before a domain name, separated by a dot (.)
For example, a domain might look like this
- example.com
Whereas the subdomain of this domain might look like this, shown here in bold
- subdomain.example.com
Examples[change | change source]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Subdomain-en.svg/300px-Subdomain-en.svg.png)
Many sites use sub domains for applications such as email, calendars or different languages, including these examples. Subdomains again shown in bold