---
id: "lame-delegation"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "lame delegation"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/lame-delegation/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/delegacion-defectuosa/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/lame-delegation/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/delegation-boiteuse/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/delega-difettosa/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/delegacao-defeituosa/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/nekorrektnoe-delegirovanie/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/wuxiao-weipai/"
---

# lame delegation

A fault in which a domain is delegated to a name server that does not actually answer for it. The server may be switched off, wrongly set up or run by a provider the owner has left. It slows or breaks lookups and can leave the domain open to takeover.

## related terms

- [name server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/name-server/)
- [NS record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ns-record/)
- [delegation (TLD)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/delegation/)
- [authoritative server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/authoritative-server/)
- [glue record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/glue-record/)