Domains & DNS

Domain names, registrars, nameservers, DNS records and propagation.

• What Is DNS (Domain Name System)?
  DNS translates domain names like example.com into IP addresses. Learn how a DNS lookup works, the main record types and how long propagation takes.
• What Is a Domain Name?
  A domain name is the human-readable address of a website, like example.com, that maps to a numeric IP address so browsers can find it.