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.
(1996-04-09)
Nearby terms:
addressee « addressing mode « address mask «
address resolution » Address Resolution Protocol
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