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Domain Name Server

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Domain Name Server

Summary

Domain Name Server is an internet standard[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Domain Name Server's instance of is recorded as internet standard[3].
  • Domain Name Server's instance of is recorded as hierarchical namespace[4].
  • Domain Name Server's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[5].
  • Domain Name Server is part of Internet protocol suite[6].
  • Domain Name Server is part of World Wide Web[7].
  • Domain Name Server is used for name resolution[8].
  • Domain Name Server's Commons category is recorded as Domain name system[9].
  • Domain Name Server's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Domain Name System[10].
  • Domain Name Server's media type is recorded as application/dns[11].
  • Domain Name Server's media type is recorded as text/dns[12].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1611: DNS Server MIB Extensions[13].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1101: DNS encoding of network names and other types[14].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 2052: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)[15].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification[16].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities[17].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1612: DNS Resolver MIB Extensions[18].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6[19].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 2874: DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering[20].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 1912: Common DNS Operational and Configuration Errors[21].
  • Domain Name Server's described by source is recorded as RFC 3467: Role of the Domain Name System (DNS)[22].
  • Domain Name Server's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dns[23].
  • Domain Name Server's port is recorded as {'amount': '+53'}[24].
  • Domain Name Server's port is recorded as {'amount': '+53'}[25].
  • Domain Name Server's different from is recorded as DNS[26].
  • Domain Name Server's OSI Model layer location is recorded as application layer[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include Internet protocol suite[6] and World Wide Web[7], an information system[28].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Domain Name Server include djbdns[29], a free software[30].

Why It Matters

Domain Name Server has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include djbdns[29], a free software[30].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . rfc-editor.org. rfc-editor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . RFC 4027: Domain Name System Media Types. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . RFC 4027: Domain Name System Media Types. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Domain Name System
    Instance of → internet standard, hierarchical namespace, computer network protocol
    Part of → —
    Port → {'amount': '+53'}, {'amount': '+53'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Domain_Name_System, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294323540|Domain Name System (#294323540)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|I"
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