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A '''domain name server''' ('''DNS server''') is a [[computer system]] that translates [[domain name]]s to [[IP address]]es. The DNS server is the “phonebook” of the [[Internet]]. It maintains directories that match [[IP address]]es with [[registered domain name]]s and resolve the text that people understand (the [[domain name]]) into a format that devices understand (the [[IP address]]).
As illustrated below, My PC sends a request for the location of “www.nist.gov.” The DNS server responds with the assigned [[IP address]] of “129.6.13.23.” My PC then requests to display [[data]] from [[IP address]] 129.6.13.23, the [[computer]] on the [[Internet]] that hosts the nist.gov [[website]].
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