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DNS

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000321

A hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It translates human-readable domain names, such as example.com, into numerical IP addresses that computers use to identify each other. DNS is often referred to as the 'phonebook of the Internet'.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000321
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000321",
  "term": "DNS",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It translates human-readable domain names, such as example.com, into numerical IP addresses that computers use to identify each other. DNS is often referred to as the 'phonebook of the Internet'.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/dns/"
}

Record 358 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.