DNS

abbreviation

1. Department for National Savings

2. computing domain name system

Example Sentences

The phonebook of sorts that makes this happen is called the Domain Name System, or DNS.

From Slate

The DNS runs on servers all over the world, known as DNS resolvers.

From Slate

You probably use the DNS resolver run by your internet service provider, if you got the router from them and never changed the settings.

From Slate

The trouble with these default lookup systems is that, often, they are not very discerning: If your second grader types in Pornhub.com, that DNS resolver will go right ahead and resolve that to its IP address, and send your kid out into an area of the internet they shouldn’t yet know about.

From Slate

If you look up a site that will deliver malware to your computer, the DNS resolver may just be like: Yes, go right ahead.

From Slate