What is A record?
In the [[Domain Name System]], an '''A record''' is something that changes a [[domain name]] into a 32-[[bit]] [[IP address]] (or ''IPv4 address''). A domain can have many A records, for example, the domain ''example.com'' could have an A record for ''www.example.com'' that [[point]]s to the IP ''127.0.0.1'', and another A record for ''mail.example.com'' that points to the IP ''127.0.0.2''. ==Related pages== *[[AAAA record]] *[[MX record]] ==Other websites== *[https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1035 The domain name RFC] {{tech-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:A record}} [[Category:Internet protocols]]