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CNAME record

type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS)
Class type of: resource record Q201911

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
resource record
Short name
CNAME[4]
Described by source
RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification[2]
Series ordinal
5[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Canonical Name record en Canonical Name Record en CNAME en CNAME record da CNAME Resource Record de CNAME RR es Registro CNAME es Registro de Nombre canónico fi CNAME-tietue fi Kanoninen nimitietue fr enregistrement CNAME fr Enregistrement CNAME fr enregistrement de nom canonique he שם קנוני hu DNS-zónafájl id Rekaman CNAME ja Canonical Name Record ja Canonical Nameレコード ja CNAMEレコード ja 正準名レコード
🔖 Identifiers · 4
FOLDOC ID
CNAME, canonical+name
Freebase ID
/m/05m__8q
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
24352174
Quora topic ID
CNAME

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Summary

CNAME record is a type of resource record[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CNAME record. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-name
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_canonical-name_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CNAME record}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-name}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}
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  1. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FOLDOC ID → CNAME, canonical+name
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ FOLDOC ID: canonical+name, import/update FOLDOC ID"
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