===== Domain Name System (DNS)  =====
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**Domain Name System (DNS)** is a hierarchical naming system built on a distributed database. This system transforms **Domain Names** to [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ipaddr | IP Addresses]] and makes it possible to assign **Domain Names** to groups of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:internet|Internet]] resources and users, regardless of the entities' physical location.


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