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id: "dynamic-dns"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "dynamic DNS"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-10T09:09:47Z"
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# dynamic DNS

A way to change DNS records automatically, without editing the zone by hand. The term covers a standard update protocol used between servers and also consumer services that keep a hostname pointing at a home connection whose IP address changes.

## related terms

- [DNS record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-record/)
- [A record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/a-record/)
- [TSIG](https://tldlog.com/glossary/tsig/)
- [subdomain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/subdomain/)
- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)