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In computing, a name server (also spelled nameserver) consists of a program or computer server that implements a name-service protocol. It will normally map (i.e. connect) a human-recognizable identifier to a system-internal, often numeric, identification or addressing component.

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The ServerName directive configures the string that will be displayed to a user connecting to the server (or virtual server if the directive is located in a block).

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