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A Data Network Server

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Damn Naming Scheme

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Damn Network Solutions

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Darned Nasty Setup

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Data Network Services

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Data Networking System

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Database of Names and Salaries

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Definitive No Swap

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Design by Nominated Subcontractors

Business » Contractors

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Deviated Nasal Septum

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Did Not Show

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Did Not Show for appointment

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Did Not Start

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Digital Nervous System

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Digital Network Services

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Digital Network Systems

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DiNitroSalicylic acid

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Direct Numerical Simulation

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DNS

Director of Nursing

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Director of Nursing Services

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Directorate of National Security

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Directory Name System

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Discover Navigation System

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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Distinguished Names

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Do Not Schedule

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What does DNS mean?

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical and decentralized naming system used to identify computers, services, and other resources reachable through the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The resource records contained in the DNS associate domain names with other forms of information. These are most commonly used to map human-friendly domain names to the numerical IP addresses computers need to locate services and devices using the underlying network protocols, but have been extended over time to perform many other functions as well. The Domain Name System has been an essential component of the functionality of the Internet since 1985.

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