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DNS

An acronym for Domain Name System.  DNS is how the internet converts alphanumeric names like www.google.com into numeric IP addresses like 192.168.1.101 so that a server can return the website associated with that IP address when that name is searched.



KeywordsDNS, domain name system   Doc ID72168
OwnerHelp Desk K.GroupUW-Milwaukee Help Desk
Created2017-03-30 09:37:40Updated2023-04-10 14:05:46
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