DNS Resolver (Recursive Resolver)

A DNS resolver (or recursive resolver) is the server your device asks whenever it needs to turn a domain into an IP address. Public resolvers like 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) and 8.8.8.8 (Google) do the legwork: starting from the root zone, they query down the DNS hierarchy to the domain's authoritative nameservers, then cache the answer for its TTL. This is the part of DNS that makes "type a name, reach a site" feel instant. Resolvers read public DNS data only — they have no view of who owns a domain, which is why a tokenized domain's wallet-based ownership layer is invisible to resolution and changes nothing about how names resolve. Sources: RFC 1034; Cloudflare DNS resolver.