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DNS

Syllabification: (DNS)
Definition of DNS

abbreviation

  • domain name server, the system that automatically translates Internet addresses to the numeric machine addresses that computers use.
  • domain name system, the hierarchical method by which Internet addresses are constructed.

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Definition of DNS in the British & World English dictionary
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