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title: "MX record"
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# MX record

Mail Exchange record

A DNS record that says which mail servers accept email for a domain. Without a working MX record, email sent to addresses at that domain may not arrive. Each MX record has a priority number that sets the order of servers.

## related terms

- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)
- [TXT record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/txt-record/)
- [zone file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/zone-file/)