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MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days ago

What is a DNS and what does it do?

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What is a DNS and what does it do?

MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days ago
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  • Matt The Horwood@lemmy.horwood.cloud
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    13 days ago

    this 👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

    • dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de
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      I don’t think pointing to a Wikipedia article without further explanation is in the spirit of ELI5.

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        I know, should have just left it. but there is an amazing amount of information already out there

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          Yes, but that’s not the point.

          ELI5 means Explain Like I’m 5 [ys/o]. It’s not meant to be an info-dump, it’s meant to be a basic explainer for someone who is interested to know about a specific thing, but has no knowledge of the surrounding subject matter.

          Would you point a 5 year old to a wikipedia article and tell them to read up about DNS’s. No, you’d explain it to them in terms they understand.

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            ELI5 means Explain Like I’m 5 [ys/o]

            Damn, now I’m seriously thinking about making an “Explain Like I’m 5 [Goblins in a Trench Coat]” community over on ttrpg.network.

            Edit: !eli5goblins@ttrpg.network

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