What's the difference between [website.com/directory] and [domain.website.com]?

1. What is the difference between a domain and a directory?
2. What is the difference between domain and website?
3. What is the difference between a subdomain and a webpage?
4. What is domain name in a URL?

What is the difference between a domain and a directory?

You can think of Active Directory as a database that stores users and device configurations in AD DS. A domain controller, in contrast, is simply a server running Active Directory that authenticates users and devices.

What is the difference between domain and website?

A domain is the name of a website, a URL is how to find a website, and a website is what people see and interact with when they get there. In other words, when you buy a domain, you have purchased the name for your site, but you still need to build the website itself.

What is the difference between a subdomain and a webpage?

A subdomain name is a piece of additional information added to the beginning of a website's domain name. It allows websites to separate and organize content for a specific function — such as a blog or an online store — from the rest of your website.

What is domain name in a URL?

Simply put, a domain name (or just "domain") is the name of a website. It's what comes after "@" in an email address, or after "www." in a web address. If someone asks how to find you online, what you tell them is usually your domain name.