Domain Name Server

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[edit] General

A Domain Name Server is a member of the Domain Name System.

A Domain Name Server is a Service running on a Server. This Service performs translations between human readable names and IP Addresses (the process is reversable). It allows users to use simple, memorable names to identify a Server, and the Domain Name Server (using other Domain Name Servers in the Domain Name System) will attempt to look-up the IP Address for the requested name.

For further details on the process, see Domain Name System.

[edit] Synonyms

• DNS Server

[edit] Also See

• Server
• Data Server (this is a type of File Server)
• Database Server
• Domain Name Server
• File Server
• FTP Server
• Scheduling Server
• Web Server
• Wikipedia: Domain Name Server