netname
nounEtymology From net + name.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The part of a UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) path that identifies a particular resource on a given server.
Microsoft Windows
- A UNC (universal naming convention) name consists of a server name and a netname, which together identify a resource in the domain.1994, Barry Nance, Client/server LAN Programming, page 43:
- If a sharepoint is accessed by using the UNC \\server1\WordFiles, for example, the netname is WordFiles.2002, Dave Roth, Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions, page 58: