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Domain Name System (DNS) records are the foundation of the Domain Name System (DNS). A DNS record is a map of an IP address to a human-readable name.

DNS servers use these records to answer DNS queries.

There are a few types of DNS records:

A DNS record for a domain name is a map of an IP address to a human-readable name.

A DNS record for an A record is a map of an IP address to the hostname of the associated IP address.

A DNS record for a CNAME record is a map of an IP address to the hostname of the alias.

A DNS record for a PTR record is a map of an IP address to the hostname of the pointer.

A DNS record for a MX record is a map of an IP address to the email address of the associated mail server.

A DNS record for a SRV record is a map of an IP address to the service name of the associated service.

A DNS record for a TXT record is a map of an IP address to a text record.

A DNS record for a A record is a map of an IP address to the hostname of the associated IP address.

A DNS record for a NS record is a map of a domain name to the authoritative name server for that domain name.

A DNS record for a SOA record is a map of a domain name to the service type for that domain name.

A DNS record for a AXFR record is a map of a zone to a new zone.

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