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# [DNS Record Types Explained](https://rohit-k.hashnode.dev/dns-record-types-explained?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How does a browser know where a website lives? Let me start with a simple question. When you type google.com into your browser and press Enter… How does your computer know where that website actually is? Your browser doesn’t understand names like goo...

Feb 15 · 4 min read · rohit-k.hashnode.dev  
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