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The Domain Name Server resolves the name of the web site typed into the location field of the browser with the IP address of the server that will send the requested information from that web site. The DNS server is typically local in most major network environments and must be periodically updated to include new domain names and re-identify names and IP's that have changed. ...
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Short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they're easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4. The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. ...
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The Domain Name System or DNS is a system that stores information about hostnames and domain names in a kind of distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. Most importantly, it provides a physical location (IP address) for each hostname, and lists the mail exchange servers accepting e-mail for each domain.
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