---
id: "a-record"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "A record"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/a-record/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/registro-a/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/a-record/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/enregistrement-a/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/record-a/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/registro-a/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/a-zapis/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/a-jilu/"
---

# A record

A DNS record that links a domain name to an IPv4 address, the numeric address of a server. When someone visits a website, an A record usually tells their computer which server to contact.

## related terms

- [AAAA record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/aaaa-record/)
- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)
- [zone file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/zone-file/)
- [IP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ip/)