Name

CNAME (canonical name) — (From RFC 1035, page 14)

Textual representation

owner ttl class CNAME canonical-dname

Example

wh.movie.edu.  IN  CNAME  wormhole.movie.edu.

Binary representation

CNAME type code: 5
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
    /                     CNAME                     /
    /                                               /
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

where:

CNAME

Is a domain-name that specifies the canonical or primary name for the owner. The owner name is an alias.

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