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tags: [networking, dns]
created: 2025-12-26T17:27:51.943+00:00
updated: 2026-04-06T10:55:55.142356+00:00
---# dns pointer record (PTR)

**URL:** [https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-records/dns-ptr-record/](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-records/dns-ptr-record/)

ptr Pointer (as used in DNS records; an address points to a name)


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**Keywords:** networking, dns
