Web and XML Glossary

BIND implements an Internet name server. It consists of a server and a resolver library. BIND is an implementation of DNS, both Server and Client. Development of BIND is funded by the ISC. BIND has been ported to Windows and VMS, but is most often found on Unix. BIND source code is freely available and very complex; most of the development on the DNS Protocols is based on this code; and most Unix vendors ship BIND-derived DNS implementations. As a result, the BIND name server is the most widely used name server on the Internet.