| Domain Name System - (DNS) | |
| A domain name to IP address translation mechanism for the Internet. | |
| In Practice | A distributed system composed of Name Servers hosting the translation software and a database (zone files) of IP numbers. From the Internic site : The Internet domain name system (DNS) consists of a directory, organized hierarchically, of all the domain names and their corresponding computers registered to particular companies and persons using the Internet. |
| Small Print | A request for www.host-tribune.com is converted (resolved) by the name server to the IP number 216.147.55.251. |