Editing DNS zone (section)

==Forward DNS zones==
DNS zones contain the records for mapping domain names to IP addresses or other information. The resolution of a domain name to its assigned information is also referred to as ''forward'' resolution, and the DNS zones associated with such processes are often referred to as ''forward'' zones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techopedia.com/definition/15671/forward-dns|title = What is Forward DNS (Or Forward DNS Lookup)? - Definition from Techopedia| date=23 October 2012 }}</ref> The term arose as the opposite of ''reverse'' zones, which are used for the reverse process: finding the DNS name associated with an IP address.  Such reverse zones are maintained in the Internet Address and Routing Parameter Area (domain [[.arpa|arpa]]).

Another common use of the term ''forward zone'' refers to a specific configuration of DNS name servers, particularly caching name servers, in which resolution of a domain name is forwarded to another name server that is authoritative for the domain in question, rather than being answered from the established cache memory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mustbegeek.com/understanding-forward-and-reverse-lookup-zones-in-dns/#.XgjDbRdKiL4|title=Understanding Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones in DNS|date=10 February 2019}}</ref>