NS record

A DNS record (glossary)DNS record One entry in a DNS zone, made of a name, a type, a TTL and data. Full definition of DNS record that names the servers responsible for a domain or zone. The registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry publishes NS records for each domain in its TLD (glossary)TLD top-level domain The last part of a domain name, after the final dot. Full definition of TLD zone, so resolvers (glossary)resolver The DNS server that looks up domain names on behalf of users. Full definition of resolver know which name servers (glossary)name server A server that holds a domain's DNS records and answers lookups. Full definition of name server to ask. Changing name servers at the registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar updates these records.