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id: "aaaa-record"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "AAAA record"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# AAAA record

A DNS record that links a domain name to an IPv6 address. IPv6 is the newer, longer type of internet address. Many domains have both an A record and an AAAA record so they work on both kinds of network.

## related terms

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