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DNS
network service
Also known as: domain name system
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Science & Tech
- In full:
- domain name system
- Related Topics:
- Internet
- computer network
- domain name
DNS, network service that converts between World Wide Web “name” addresses and numeric Internet addresses. The concept of a name server came about as a result of the first computer networks in the mid-1970s. Each computer on a network was identified by a unique number, but, as the size of computer networks grew, users had a hard time keeping track of which machine corresponded to each number. To keep track, researchers developed a database that translated each computer’s numeric address into a domain name, which is a string of letters and numbers that is generally easier for users to remember ...(100 of 273 words)