"name server" meaning in English

See name server in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: name servers [plural], nameserver [alternative], NS [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} name server (plural name servers)
  1. (Internet) A program or server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses, especially as part of the Domain Name System. Wikipedia link: name server Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses): 名稱服務器 /名称服务器 (míngchēng fúwùqì) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 名稱伺服器 /名称伺服器 (míngchēng sìfúqì) [Hong-Kong, Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), nimipalvelin (Finnish)

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Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses",
      "word": "nimipalvelin"
    }
  ],
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}

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