"domain name server" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: domain name servers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=domain name server}} domain name server (plural domain name servers)
  1. (computing, Internet) A computer that provides domain name information to a network; a computer that is part of the Domain Name System. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computing, Internet Synonyms: DNS server Related terms: server
    Sense id: en-domain_name_server-en-noun-oC0ZFbzS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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