Define: Name Server

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Name Server

It’s a computer that resolves domain names to Internet Protocol (IP) numbers. This can be seen as a telephone book for the Internet. If a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox does not know how to reach a website, it would ask the Name Server how.