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id: "stub-resolver"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "stub resolver"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/stub-resolver/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/resolutor-stub/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/stub-resolver/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/resolveur-stub/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/stub-resolver/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/resolvedor-stub/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/stub-rezolver/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/cungen-jiexiqi/"
---

# stub resolver

The small piece of DNS software built into a phone, computer or app. It does not search the DNS itself. It passes each question to a recursive resolver, such as the one run by the internet provider, and waits for the final answer.

## related terms

- [resolver](https://tldlog.com/glossary/resolver/)
- [DNS caching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-caching/)
- [DoH](https://tldlog.com/glossary/doh/)
- [DoT](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dot/)
- [public DNS resolver](https://tldlog.com/glossary/public-dns-resolver/)