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

# DNAME

Delegation Name

A DNS record that redirects every name below a given point in the tree to the same place under another domain. A CNAME record covers one name only, while a DNAME covers a whole branch. It is used, for example, to make one zone mirror another.

## related terms

- [CNAME record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cname-record/)
- [DNS record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-record/)
- [subdomain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/subdomain/)
- [IDN variant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-variant/)