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Recursive DNS Resolver

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Definition of “Recursive DNS Resolver” :

A “Recursive DNS Resolver” is a server designed to receive DNS queries from client machines, resolve the queries by traversing the DNS hierarchy, and return the requested IP address to the client. It does the legwork in a DNS query to find the specific IP address associated with a domain name.

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