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DNS

Definition

Domain Name System. Translates domain names (like hmu.ai) to IP addresses.

Deep Dive

DNS is often referred to as the "phonebook of the internet." It is the system that translates human-readable domain names (like google.com) into numerical IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the network.

Examples & Use Cases

  • 1Changing the DNS settings to point a domain to a new web server
  • 2A "DNS error" preventing a user from accessing a website
  • 3Using Cloudflare DNS to improve the speed and security of a website

Related Terms

URLIP AddressSSL

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