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definition

DNS

Domain Name System, a distributed directory used to translate between IP addresses and domain names.

articles

How Domain Name Servers Work
A step-by-step description by How Stuff Works.
www.howstuffworks.com

directories

Computers > Internet > Protocols > DNS
DNS category at the Google Directory.
directory.google.com

Computers and Internet > Communications and Networking > Protocols > DNS
DNS category at the Yahoo! Directory.
dir.yahoo.com