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domain name system

Syllabification: (do·main name sys·tem)

Entry from US Dictionary

(abbreviation: DNS)
Definition of domain name system

noun

Computing
  • the system by which Internet domain names and addresses are tracked and regulated.

domain name system in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of domain name system in the US English dictionary
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