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G
glue record
A resource record in a zone file that provides the Internet Protocol (IP) address of an authoritative name server for a subdomain. When a parent domain delegates administrative authority to a subdomain, the parent’s zone file must include:
- An NS record that identifies the name of an authoritative name server for that subdomain.
- A glue record (an A record, an AAAA record, or both), that supplies the IP address of that server.