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id: "qname-minimization"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "QNAME minimization"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# QNAME minimization

A privacy technique in which a resolver tells each name server only the part of the name it needs to know. The root servers, for example, learn just the top-level domain being asked about, not the full name. It reduces how much operators higher in the DNS can see.

## related terms

- [resolver](https://tldlog.com/glossary/resolver/)
- [root server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/root-server/)
- [authoritative server](https://tldlog.com/glossary/authoritative-server/)
- [DoH](https://tldlog.com/glossary/doh/)
- [DoT](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dot/)