Domain name system (DNS)

Domain name system (DNS)

The Internet standard that matches names such as mcafee. Com to the IP address that routes packets to an Internet-connected computer.

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Industry/Domain: Internet
Category: Internet security
Company: McAfee
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domain name system (DNS)

Software; Anti virus

A DNS server helps users find their way around the Internet by translating each web site’s IP address, which is a string of numbers, into its easy-to-remember domain name.

domain name system (DNS)

Telecommunications; General telecom

The set of databases that performs the correspondence between an IP address and the fully qualified domain name. Note: The domain name system contains a kind of naming tree for IP ...

domain name system (DNS)

Internet; Internet security

The Internet standard that matches names such as mcafee. Com to the IP address that routes packets to an Internet-connected computer.

Domain Name System (DNS)

Software; Globalization software service

The distributed database system used to map domain names to IP addresses. See also domain name.

domain name system (DNS)

Software; Operating systems

A service database that translates an IP address into a domain name (like redhat.com).

domain name system (DNS)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The DNS is an international network of Internet domain name servers, names, and addresses that enables locating computers on the internet.

doxing

Internet; Internet security

Gathering and publicly posting the personal information of an internet user online. The term comes from the word "documents", as in "to post personal documents". Internet users ...

spyware

Internet; Internet security

A type of software that transmits personal information to a third party without the user’s knowledge or consent. Spyware seeks to exploit infected computers for commercial gain. ...

CleanBoot disk

Internet; Internet security

Anti-virus software that scans a system and optionally cleans or repairs infected files. It usually comes on a CD and includes its own built-in operating system that loads as ...

Layered service providers (LSPs)

Internet; Internet security

DLLs that use Winsock APIs to insert themselves into the TCP/IP stack. Once in the stack, LSPs can intercept and modify inbound and outbound Internet traffic.

HotFix releases

Internet; Internet security

Also known as patches, these releases include intermediate distribution of software or upgrades that repair specific issues.

spit

Internet; Internet security

A type of spam conveyed via VoIP.

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