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

# CNAME record

Canonical Name record

A DNS record that makes one name an alias of another name. For example, www.example.com can point to example.com, so both reach the same place. A name with a CNAME cannot have most other records at the same time.

## related terms

- [A record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/a-record/)
- [subdomain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/subdomain/)
- [zone file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/zone-file/)
- [ALIAS record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/alias-record/)