Define: Reverse DNS (rDNS) lookup

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Reverse DNS (rDNS) lookup

The process which finds a domain name starting from an IP address. This is the opposite of the normal DNS lookup which finds an IP address from a domain name (IE by putting a domain name into your web browser).