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domain name server

The domain name server is defined as a system of servers at Internet Service Providers that converts a URL into an IP address in order to exchange information on the Internet.

(noun)

An example of a domain name server is what turns an Internet address like www.yourdictionary.com into an IP address such as 111.1.1.11 that a computer would more easily understand.

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