As a final note, the terms "host name" and "hostname" are often used interchange

ably, so be sure to
clarify when the term is being used as to whether just the name of the host or t
he computer's FQDN
is being referenced.
Eg . Hostname is a Fully Qualified Domain Name that uniquely and absolutely name
s a computer. It is
composed of the host name and the domain name. The domain name in turn is one or
more domain labels
that place the computer in the DNS naming hierarchy. The host name and the domai
n name labels are
separated by periods and the total length of the hostname cannot exceed 255 char
acters.