Address Lookup see Domain Name Service. On LANs, this is used to get the Layer 2 address of a host, so that IP transmission can take place over Layer 2 protocols like Ethernet or Token-Ring. Banana A tropical fruit. Bananas are probably native to tropical Asia, but are widely cultivated. Banana plants have a palmlike aspect and large leaves, the overlapping bases of which form the so-called false trunk.
Bananas are an important food staple in the tropics.
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