Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name server

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: name serv-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A program or server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses, especially as part of the Domain Name System.

Inflected Forms

name servers (plural) nameserver (alternative) NS (alternative, initialism)

Questions

What does name server mean?: A program or server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses, especially as part of the Domain Name System.

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