Naming scheme
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A naming scheme is a plan for naming objects. In computing, naming schemes are often used for objects connected into computer networks.
[edit] Naming schemes in computing
Large networks often use a systematic naming scheme, such as using a location (e.g. a department) plus a purpose to generate a name for a computer. For example, a web server for a marketing department may be called "marwww01".
However, smaller networks will frequently use a more personalized naming scheme to keep track of the many hosts. Popular naming schemes include trees, planets, rocks, etc.
Network naming can be hierarchical in nature, such as the Internet's Domain Name System. Indeed, the Internet employs several universally applicable naming methods: Uniform Resource Names (URN), Uniform Resource Locators (URL), and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). For the technically inclined, the following article is worth perusing: http://www.w3.org/TR/uri-clarification/.
The choice of names may be limited by a length limitation (such as 15 character flat name space for NetBIOS), or may be limited by a character set limitation (such as hyphens not being allowed for SQL Server names).
