DNS Terminology
RFC 9499 part of BCP 219

Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created document RFC 9499, created became rfc relationship between draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc8499bis and RFC 9499, set abstract to 'The Domain Name System (DNS) is defined in literally dozens of different RFCs. The terminology used by implementers and developers of DNS protocols, and by operators of DNS systems, has changed in the decades since the DNS was first defined. This document gives current definitions for many of the terms used in the DNS in a single document.

This document updates RFC 2308 by clarifying the definitions of "forwarder" and "QNAME". It obsoletes RFC 8499 by adding multiple terms and clarifications. Comprehensive lists of changed and new definitions can be found in Appendices A and B.', set pages to 45, set standardization level to Best Current Practice, added RFC published event at 2024-03-21, created obsoletes relation between RFC 9499 and RFC 8499, created updates relation between RFC 9499 and RFC 2308)