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Related phrases: also domain name service

Definitions of domain name service:

A protocol by which computer hostnames may be resolved to the matching IP address/es. DNS is implemented by the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon. There exists a recent version of DNS that allows dynamic name registration by network clients or by a DHCP server. This recent protocol is known as dynamic DNS (DDNS).
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This is the method by which a URL (such as www.wayport.net, for example) is converted to the IP address for the Web page that a person is trying to view. The computer actually uses the IP address, not the URL. A DNS server is required for a person to successfully browse the Web or send email. Wayport provides a DNS server for the use of guests connected to the Wayport service.
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DNS is a naming service that translates numerical IP addresses into names to identify servers on the network. The DNS is a general purpose distributed, replicated, data query service. The principal use is the lookup of host IP addresses based on host names. The style of host names now used in the Internet is called "domain name", because they are the style of names used to look up anything in the DNS.
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The regulatory body authorised to keep the register of all domain names.
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A distributed pool of information (called the name space) that keeps track of assigned domain names and their corresponding IP addresses and the system that allows the host to locate information in the pool.
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The Internet system whereby textual addresses (such as www.parliament.vic.gov.au) are converted into Internet provider numbers (203.16.24.1). A DNS service can be offered by Internet service providers or hosts and domain name registrars.
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The resolution of character based Uniform Resource Locators into the dotted decimal notation used to perform Internet switching and routing which may refer to the servers providing this facility.
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The method by which IP addresses are translated into domain names and back again. DNS is needed to be able to go to a page using its domain name (ie, www.ibm.com)
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a server that is used to convert a domain name (for example www.tecc.com.au) into an IP address.
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The component of DNS that provides the actual name-to-IP address mapping to locate another computer on the internetwork or Internet.
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PROVIDER will provide Domain Name Service (DNS) for the CLIENTS website and a reasonable number of entries in a timely manner. CLIENT is responsible for their domain name registration and its proper setup with a domain name registrar.
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An Internet protocol to map domain names with IP addresses.
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DNS is responsible for IP to hostname (or vice-versa) resolution. DNS essentially binds a numerical IP address with an alphanumeric name.
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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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