Name Servers (NS) are servers responsible for handling a domain and storing its DNS records.
DNS (Domain Name System) is a system that determines where a domain name points.
DNS records are used for:
- pointing a domain to a server IP address (A record);
- configuring mail servers (MX records);
- linking subdomains (CNAME records);
- domain verification and security policies (TXT records).
Changing name servers defines where your domain’s DNS records are hosted and managed.