anycast

A way of running the same server address from many places in the world at once. Each user is sent to a nearby copy. Root servers (glossary)root server A server that answers for the DNS root zone and points to TLD servers. Full definition of root server and large DNS providers (glossary)DNS provider A company that runs the name servers for a domain, which may differ from the registrar. Full definition of DNS provider use anycast to make the DNS (glossary)DNS Domain Name System The internet's directory that links domain names to computer addresses. Full definition of DNS faster and harder to knock offline.