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
Some liken it to a thick phone book.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025
No reading from the phone book or "Green Eggs and Ham."
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
Emma worked the phone, Horace fished our last few coins from his pocket, and Millard paged through a chunky phone book that dangled from a cord.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
