Definitions for "Domain Name Server"
Keywords:  translates, xuxa, iecc, dns, numeric
A computer on the Internet that translates between Internet domain names, such as xuxa. iecc. com, and Internet numerical addresses, such as 140.1286.81.1. Sometimes just called a name server.
DNS is a mechanism that maps domain names to IP addresses. When you specify a domain name, your browser sends an address resolution request to a domain name server asking for the IP address of that host. The DNS returns the actual IP address, and your browser uses this address to communicate with the host directly. See also: Domain, IP Number
A computer that converts domain names into the numeric addresses used on the Internet.
(DNS) A collection of information rendered in such a way as to make it easily manipulable (such as performing searches for specific data)