Quick summary
- Term
- NS Record
- Plain-English definition
- An NS record identifies the authoritative nameservers for a DNS zone.
- Technical definition
- An NS record identifies the authoritative nameservers for a DNS zone.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- Nameserver, DNS Zone, Delegation
Definition
An NS record identifies the authoritative nameservers for a DNS zone.
Why it matters
NS records are part of the delegation chain that tells the internet where DNS answers come from.