Terms starting with R

5 terms in Internet

  • Recursive DNS

    Internet › DNS

    Recursive DNS is the resolution service that answers a client's DNS query completely by querying root, TLD and authoritative servers and caching…

  • Regional Internet registry RIR

    Internet › Internet governance

    A Regional Internet registry is a nonprofit body that allocates IP addresses and AS numbers in one world region and keeps the…

  • Registrar

    Internet › Domain names

    A registrar is an accredited company that registers domain names with TLD registries on behalf of customers and manages their renewals and…

  • Registry

    Internet › Domain names

    A registry is the organization that operates a top-level domain, keeping its authoritative database of domain names and publishing the TLD zone…

  • RFC

    Internet › Internet governance

    An RFC (Request for Comments) is a numbered, permanent document in the series that publishes Internet standards, best practices and protocol specs.