CNAME Records

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf DNS record type
gptkbp:cannotCoexistWith other DNS records for the same name
gptkbp:category gptkb:International_Standard
DNS resource record
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_1034
gptkb:RFC_1035
gptkbp:example www.example.com CNAME example.com.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CNAME Records
gptkbp:notAllowedAt apex/root domain
gptkbp:pointsTo canonical domain name
gptkbp:standsFor Canonical Name Records
gptkbp:usedBy content delivery networks
web hosting
email services
gptkbp:usedFor aliasing one domain name to another
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Domain_Name_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7