phone book
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For the internet to become what we think of as the internet, you also needed people like Paul Mockapetris, who created the domain name system that is known as the phone book of the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, is often likened to a phone book for the internet.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
No reading from the phone book or "Green Eggs and Ham."
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
It’s astounding that Apple failed to realize that audiences will watch George Clooney and Brad Pitt read the phone book, so long as they do it together, and truncated “Wolfs’” stay in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
“Yes, sir,” Miss Marsten said, and opened her phone book.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
