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DNS

British  

abbreviation

  1. Department for National Savings

  2. computing domain name system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You also have the option to use ExpressVPN’s Smart DNS service, called MediaStreamer, which also works reliably.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

And, as you may have guessed, NordVPN provides in-tunnel DNS servers and a kill switch in all its apps.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Its in-tunnel DNS and kill switch should prevent any leaks, even unattended.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

You, of course, get the obligatory in-tunnel DNS servers along with a kill switch to prevent data leaks.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

It generally works like magic, even though it's got millions of moving parts -- every ISP runs a DNS server, as do most governments and lots of private operators.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory