address resolution

<networking>

Conversion of an Internet address into the corresponding physical address (Ethernet address). This is usually done using Address Resolution Protocol.

The resolver is a library routine and a set of processes which converts hostnames into Internet addresses, though this process in not usually referred to as resolution. See DNS.

Last updated: 1996-04-09

Nearby terms:

address mask ♦ address resolution ♦ Address Resolution Protocol

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