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In [[computing]], a '''naming scheme''' is a system for assigning and storingmanaging names of objects connected into [[computer network]]s.

==Naming schemes in computing==

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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 name]] (URN), [[uniform resource locator]] (URL), and [[uniform resource identifier]] (URI).

Naming systems have several other characteristics. The entities that assign and manage names can be [[Distributed computing|distributed]], [[centralized]], or [[hierarchical]]. Names can be human-readable or not human-readable.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ahmed |first=R. |last2=Boutaba |first2=R. |last3=Cuervo |first3=F. |last4=Iraqi |first4=Y. |last5=Tianshu Li |last6=Limam |first6=N. |last7=Jin Xiao |last8=Ziembicki |first8=J. |date=Third Quarter 2005 |title=Service naming in large-scale and multi-___domain networks |url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1610549/ |journal=IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials |language=en |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=38–54 |doi=10.1109/COMST.2005.1610549 |issn=1553-877X}}</ref>

== See also ==