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Domain Name System

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  • proper noun computing, Internet The distributed database, sometimes including all the supporting hardware or software infrastructure, the Internet uses to translate hostnames into IP numbers and provide other domain related information.

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Examples

  • Among the attacks which the system professes to help prevent are denial of service and Domain Name System attacks, both of which have been connected to recent high-profile incidents.

    iTnews Australia 2008

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