The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical, yet often invisible, technology that underpins nearly all internet interactions by translating human-readable names into machine-readable IP addresses. Its hierarchical, distributed structure, developed to overcome the limitations of a single HOSTS.TXT file, is fundamental to the internet's scalability and stability. Understanding DNS is key to comprehending how internet identity, trust, security, and stability are managed across billions of devices.
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