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DNS

Meaning in web development, with examples

/ˌdiː en ˈes/abbreviationCore term

In web development, DNS means: Domain Name System: the internet's directory that translates domain names like example.com into the IP addresses of servers.

In Turkish: DNS, alan adı sistemi

How it is used

Developers edit DNS records, such as A, CNAME, MX and TXT, at their registrar or DNS provider. Changes can take time to spread, so people say 'wait for DNS to propagate'.

Example sentences

  1. I updated the DNS records an hour ago, but some users still see the old site.

  2. Add a CNAME record in your DNS settings to connect the custom domain.

Common collocations

  • DNS record
  • DNS propagation
  • DNS provider
  • update DNS settings
  • domain nameThe readable address of a website, such as example.com, which people type instead of a numeric IP address.
  • hostingA service that keeps a website's files and code on servers connected to the internet, so that people can visit the site at any time.
  • CDNContent Delivery Network: a network of servers around the world that stores copies of a site's files and delivers them from the location closest to each user.
  • web serverSoftware, such as Nginx or Apache, that accepts HTTP requests and serves web pages and files; the term is also used for the machine that runs it.

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