What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?

The domain name system is essentially a global addressing system. It is the way that domain names are located and translated into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and vice versa. A domain name such as ictqatar.qa is a unique alias for an IP address (a number), which is an actual physical point on the Internet.

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