Domains and DNS

Terms in the “Domains and DNS” category.

• AA recordA DNS entry that points your domain to the number of the server (IP address) where your website runs.
• CCNAME recordA DNS entry that says one address is another name for a second one, for example www.yourcompany.com leads to the same place as yourcompany.com.
• DDNSThe list of settings for your domain. It tells the internet which server your website is on and where your email should go. Think of it as the internet’s address book.
• DDomainThe address of your website, for example yourcompany.com. You buy it for a year or longer from a company that sells domains (a registrar).
• DDomain registrarThe company where your domain was bought, for example GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare Registrar or Squarespace Domains. You change the domain settings in its dashboard.
• TTXT recordA DNS entry that holds any text. It is mainly used to prove that a domain belongs to you and to protect your email.