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id: "ns-record"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "NS record"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/registro-ns/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/ns-record/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/enregistrement-ns/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/record-ns/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/registro-ns/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/ns-zapis/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/ns-jilu/"
---

# NS record

Name Server record

A DNS record that names the servers responsible for a domain or zone. The registry publishes NS records for each domain in its TLD zone, so resolvers know which name servers to ask. Changing name servers at the registrar updates these records.

## related terms

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