Quick summary
- Term
- Delegation
- Plain-English definition
- Delegation is the process of assigning authoritative nameservers for a domain.
- Technical definition
- Delegation is the process of assigning authoritative nameservers for a domain.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- Nameserver, DNS Zone, Registry
Definition
Delegation is the process of assigning authoritative nameservers for a domain.
Why it matters
Delegation tells the internet which nameservers should answer DNS queries for the domain.