to resolve
- verb
- /rɪˈzɑlv/
- Specialized
- When you type a domain name into your browser, your computer must resolve it to the corresponding IP address to connect to the server.
If they come back quickly, then that's, you know, perhaps good, a good hint that you've resolved the DNS name for that host before, right?
- If they come back quickly, then that's, you know, perhaps good, a good hint that you've resolved the DNS name for that host before, right?
- I'm not a dead you know, this domain doesn't resolve page.
Examples
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If they come back quickly, then that's, you know, perhaps good, a good hint that you've resolved the DNS name for that host before, right?
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Here is a great site where you can check out how your blog or website resolves.
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Currently, this domain is resolving to an IP address in Taiwan.
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In your Outlook client, set it up to resolve Exchange through HTTP over RPC.
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Yes, the Internal IP address resolves to the Internal FQDN.
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Workstations are unable to resolve the server name of our Exchange 2007 mail server, thus Outlook loses connection.
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sip.domain.com resolves to x.14.165.18 -- passed. No SSL certificates were found on sip.domain.com.
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To access a website, the system needs to first resolve the domain name into its associated IP address through the DNS.
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Before you can visit a site like example.com, your device will resolve its domain name to an IP address using DNS servers.
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
To fix conflicting changes in files so they can be combined into one version
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Resolve (in computing) comes from the root solvere ('to loosen' or 'to solve'), the same idea as solve and solution. So when a computer 'resolves' a domain it 'finds' the address and gives a clear answer.