Sitename

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  sitename /si:t'naym/ n. [Unix/Internet] The unique electronic name of a
     computer system, used to identify it in UUCP mail, Usenet, or other
     forms of electronic information interchange. The folklore interest of
     sitenames stems from the creativity and humor they often display.
     Interpreting a sitename is not unlike interpreting a vanity license
     plate; one has to mentally unpack it, allowing for mono-case and length


     restrictions and the lack of whitespace. Hacker tradition deprecates
     dull, institutional-sounding names in favor of punchy, humorous, and
     clever coinages (except that it is considered appropriate for the
     official public gateway machine of an organization to bear the
     organization's name or acronym). Mythological references, cartoon
     characters, animal names, and allusions to SF or fantasy literature are
     probably the most popular sources for sitenames (in roughly descending
     order). The obligatory comment when discussing these is Harris's Lament:
     "All the good ones are taken!" See also {network address}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  sitename
       
          {hostname}