"name server" meaning in English

See name server in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: name servers [plural]
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 Synonyms: nameserver Translations (server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses): 名稱服務器 [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 名称服务器 (míngchēng fúwùqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 名稱伺服器 [Hong-Kong, Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 名称伺服器 (míngchēng sìfúqì) (Chinese Mandarin), nimipalvelin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-name_server-en-noun-aP08vKgg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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