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Zero Configuration (Zeroconf)

A handy network protocol that can be used on very small networks where security is not a concern. Zeroconf provides the ability to allocate IP addresses automatically to every computer and can even translate computer names to IP addresses.

zone database files

Shared databases containing hostnames and corresponding IP addresses that are used by DNS servers to resolve queries.

zone transfer

The process of sharing the changes or additions to zone database files across multiple DNS servers in a network.