Meanings
nounname server (plural name servers)
plural name servers · alternative nameserver · alternative initialism NS
- InternetA program or server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses, especially as part of the Domain Name System.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 名稱服務器 /名称服务器, 名稱伺服器 /名称伺服器
- 名稱服務器 /名称服务器 (míngchēng fúwùqì)server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses
- 名稱伺服器 /名称伺服器 (míngchēng sìfúqì)server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses
Finnish nimipalvelin
- nimipalvelinserver that maps human-readable names to computer addresses
Cite this entry
APA
name server. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20server
MLA
“name server.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20server. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name server,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20server.
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