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id: "anycast"
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title: "anycast"
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category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# 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 and large DNS providers use anycast to make the DNS faster and harder to knock offline.

## related terms

- [root server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/root-server/)
- [authoritative server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/authoritative-server/)
- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)