n. In the Internet suite of protocols, a server that responds to queries from clients for name-to-address and address-to-name mappings as well as for other information.
A computer that maintains a database that can provide information about host names and addresses within a domain. See also name server.
A computer in an organization responsible for managing the names and IP numbers of local computers. It will usually have a connection to the other domain name servers on the Internet using the domain name system.
A computer that matches up a domain address with an IP address.
A computer that stores domain name information to convert a hostname into an IP address.
computer that translates human-friendly URLs (words)into computer-friendly IP addresses. This process occurs every time a user requests a page from a website.
A system that resolves an internet proticol (IP) address to a domain name.
A domain name server, also called a DNS or name server, is a machine that handles name queries for all hosts within a particular domain. The domain name server is the authoritative source for addressing information about hostnames within its domain. What this means is that when another computer needs to know the IP address of a host within that domain, it sends a message to the domain name server for that domain, asking that the host name be resolved and the host's IP address be returned to the machine sending the query. This occurs because all routing and addressing on the internet happens via IP addresses and not names. Names (like aol.com, flash.net, pathfinder.com) are used for human convenience and all actual addressing is done based on IP numbers. The domain name system is the name for the worldwide-distributed database that maps all the world's host names to their proper IP address. A domain name server serves hostnames and their IP addressed for a particular domain. FlashNet has two domain name servers (for backup) one at 209.30.0.9 and one at 209.30.0.100.
Domain Name Server is a program running on a server which automatically translates domain names (http://www.knownhost.com/) into their correct TCP/IP addresses (72.21.39.84). Whenever you request a web page the web browser must consult the domain name server to find out what the numeric translation of the URL is. This is necessary because computers only understand the numeric IP address, whereas we humans prefer to use meaningful and more memorable text.
a computer that contains a list of domain names and the associated IP addresses
a computer that is used to resolve host computer names to IP addresses
a distributed network of servers where host names are translated to their IP addresses
a host computer with software capable of responding to domain
a machine connected to the Internet that identifies unique Domain Names (Web addresses) or Internet sites
an application that runs on a server that allows other computers on the Internet to obtain information about your domain name, such as the physical location of your webserver, your email server etc
a software server that implements a specific set
a specific kind of server on the internet (there are many of them) which resolves the domain name (an english-like collection of letters) into a physical address associated with the server containing the files being requested
A DNS translates between a machine name (e.g. library.wur.nl) and that machine's numerical IP internet address
An Internet server that translates a text host name (your.host.com) into a unique IP address.
In TCP/IP, a server program that supplies name-to-address translation by mapping domain names to internet addresses. Synonymous with name server.
A general-purpose distributed, replicated, data query service chiefly used on Internet for translating hostnames into Internet addresses. Also, the style of hostname used on the Internet, though such a name is properly called a fully qualified domain name. DNS can be configured to use a sequence of name servers, based on the domains in the name being looked for, until a match is found.
A network computer that translates a text-based name (such as www.packeteer.com) for a network resource to the dotted-decimal IP address (such as 10.10.10.10) required to access the resource.
A server used for assigning text addresses (such as www.transedge.com) for specific computers and computer accounts on the Internet.
A server that contains a database of host names and their corresponding IP addresses.
The server where host names are translated to their IP address. This server is used on the internet and some private networks.
a computer that does the job of converting domain names like www.anu.edu.au to an IP address. This computer, when sent a domain name, returns an IP address. EdNA the Education Network Australia (EdNA) is an Australian network of education services.
Computer that listens and forwards data to specific addresses.
An internet host dedicated to the function of translating fully qualified domain names into IP addresses.
A computer that keeps track of domain addresses on that system and routes requests to specific addresses.
Computer on the Internet that translates between Internet domain names (eg internet-today.co.uk) and numerical Internet addresses (IP addresses) such as 193.114.48.4
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the software that is responsible for converting hostnames into numbers that computers can understand. For example, the name www.guardiandigital.com corresponds to the host IP address 63.87.101.80 and vice versa. The DNS server, sometimes called a name server, is the process that runs on EnGarde awaiting incoming name service requests.
A computer that converts names to their corresponding Internet numbers. It allows users to telnet or FTP to the name instead of the number.
A computer that provides the underlying technologies responsible for maintaining and providing domain name identification on the Internet. It translates the domain name into the numeric internet address.
Sometimes used to refer to Domain Name System , it can also be a server on a network that performs the Domain Name System function. Also known as Domain Name Service or Domain Name System.
A computer that converts host names, such as rohan.sdsu.edu to its corresponding IP Address, such as 191.130.1.10. An SDSU computer provides this service any time mail is sent or received and permits users to use TELNET and FTP between SDSU and other sites.
The server that translates domain names into IP addresses.
A repository of addressing information for specific Internet hosts. Name servers use the domain name system to map IP addresses to Internet hosts.
A computer that maintains a database of host computers and corresponding IP addresses
A Domain Name Server (DNS) resolves descriptive names of network resources (such as www.DDCNETWORKING.com) to numeric IP addresses.
system that translates strings of word segments (denoting user names and locations) into numeric Internet addresses. Eg. www.oracle.com -- 192.86.154.104
A server that converts recognisable domain names (e.g. Microsoft.com) into their unique IP address (e.g. 207.46.245.222).
A computer that translates between IP addresses that people have difficulty remembering and domain names which are much easier to recall. For example, DNS translates 209.141.100.20 to " www.95net.com"
A server program that supplies address-to-name translation by mapping Internet addresses to domain names. Use of a domain name server allows users to request services of another computer using a symbolic name, which is easier to remember than an Internet address.
A special server on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol ( TCP/IP) network that looks up servers by symbolic name, returning their network addresses. See also domain name, Name Binding Protocol.
Translates domain names into numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
(Or just name server, or abbreviated as DNS). A computer on the Internet that translates between Internet domain names, such as xuxa.iecc.com, and Internet numerical addresses, such as 140.186.81.2.
Domain Name Server, UNIX software to keep track of Internet host systems and domain addresses. It translates domain names into IP addresses so internet applications can find the host machines translates the domain name of another computer into an IP address, and vice versa, upon request. Most DNS servers maintain a large database of such correspondences, which is refreshed on a regular (at most daily) basis. Usually the request for translation comes from another computer which needs the IP address for routing purposes. See also Fully Qualified Domain Name. WWWebfx Home Page
Enable domain names to be resolved into numerical IP addresses.
Translates a numerical Internet Protocol address into an easily remembered alphanumeric name.
A server (computer) that tracks other machines and their numeric IP addresses. When a computer is referred to by name, a domain name server puts that name into the numeric IP address assigned to that computer.
Computers connected to the Internet whose job it is to keep track of the IP Addresses and Domain Names of other machines. When called upon, they take the ASCII Domain Name and convert it to the relevant numeric IP Address.
A Domain Name Server is a computer designated to holding a list of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. For the purposes of SmarterMail, some Domain Name Servers hold a list of domain names and IP addresses associated with mass spam mail outs. SmarterMail makes it possible for Administrators to enter the URL and take advantage of these Domain Name Servers to filter out mail from known spammers.
The computer that actually "remembers" all the names of the other machines and their IP Addresses. These are remembered as numbers.
Domain Name Server, short for Domain Name web server, is a distributed database that maps names and IP addresses for computers using the Internet. Domain Name Server is a standardized system that identifies domain name web servers.
A program that converts an FQDN into its numeric IP address, and vice versa.
A computer that keeps track of names of other machines and their numeric IP addresses. When you refer to a machine by name, your domain name server translates that information appropriately into the numeric IP address necessary to make the connection.
A server that relates an internet domain name (such as www.cablelabs.com) to an IP address.
A server that retains the addresses and routing information for TCP/IP LAN users.