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Here is a table of the various entries that DFi provides with their associated descriptions:
| Input | Description |
| A | Returns an IPv4 address for a given host name. |
| A6 | Returns an IPv6 address for a given host name. |
| AAAA | Returns an IPv6 address for a given domain name. |
| AFSDB | Maps a DNS domain name in the server_host_name field to the hostname of a server belonging to a server subtype. TheSubtype field can contain one of these recognized and supported values |
| CNAME | Allows you to create an alias (shortcut) from one host to another. |
| DNAME | Alias for a name and all its sub-names |
| HINFO | HINFO resource record (host information). Specifies processor and operating system type |
| LOC | type of DNS record used to provide geographic position information |
| MX | Indicates message routing to a mail server host |
| NAPTR | describes the rewriting of a key (a domain name) into a URI |
| PTR | Reverse DNS |
| RP | Specifies a domain mailbox name for a responsible person |
| SRV | Allows multiple servers offering a similar TCP/IP service to be located using a single DNS query |
| TXT | Maps a DNS domain name specified in the owner field to a character string |