A type of record stored in a DNS server. A CNAME record maps a domain name alias to a domain name.
See DNS record types, CNAME record.
CNAME is an abbreviation for "Canonical Name." A CNAME is simply an alias for a host, so CNAMEs allow you to have more than one DNS name for a host. CNAME records point back to the A record. So if you change your IP address in your A record, all your CNAME records will automatically follow the new IP of the A record. The alternative solution is to have multiple A records, but then you would have multiple places to change the IP address which increases the chances of error. Using CNAMEs is just more efficient.
See Alias (CNAME) record.
Canonical Name Record. Creates an alias of a canonical name. The alias gains all properties of the original, including IP addresses and mail routes.
a DNS record that points a domain name (like ftp
a domain alias, and points a host name to another host name
an alias to a real name of a machine
a pointer to another host name
a record that points a sub-domain (xxx
a CNAME record is dns entry that defines an alternate fully qualified hostname that can be used to refer to the primary host.
DNS Canonical Name resource record. Used for nicknames or aliases. The name associated with the resource record is the nickname. The data portion is the official or canonical name.
Allows you to assign an alias, or a nickname, to an existing domain name. CNAME records can assign multiple domain names to one host.
An entry in your DNS table (zone file) that aliases a FQDN to another FQDN (i.e. www.your-domain.com - your-domain.com). In other words, the CNAME record specifies another domain to which the user would be redirected.