# Sns#6

By [Sns](https://paragraph.com/@sns-24) · 2023-04-13

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Name Services were originally built as a way for humans and machines to communicate over a network. Instead of using an IP address (e.g. 127.0.0.1), users could refer to other users on a network with a simple name (e.g. localhost)

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