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Dns vs Dhcp - What's the difference?

dns | dhcp |

As initialisms the difference between dns and dhcp

is that dns is (label) domain name system while dhcp is dynamic host configuration protocol a protocol that computers use to decide on one ip address to use when using dynamic ip addressing, usually drawn from a limited pool of between 4 and 65,000 possible addresses.

dns

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (en-initialism)
  • (label) Domain Name System
  • The protocol used by the Domain Name System
  • (label) Domain Name Services; the services provided by the Domain Name System
  • (label) Did Not Start

    • See also

    * (sports) DNF, DNQ, DSQ, DQ, Q

    Anagrams

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    References

    * Joyce, John. "Those Damn Network Acronyms". Scientific Computing, June 2007, pg. 12. ----

    dhcp

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that computers use to decide on one IP address to use when using dynamic IP addressing, usually drawn from a limited pool of between 4 and 65,000 possible addresses.

    • References

    * Joyce, John. "Those Damn Network Acronyms". Scientific Computing, June 2007, pg. 12.

    Anagrams

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