27 Jan
                
                    2001
                
            
            
                27 Jan
                
                '01
                
            
            
            
        
    
                10:28 p.m.
            
        <Root server> ::= Any DNS server that has final authority for a <domain tier/level>;
That's what's commonly referred to as an "authoritative name server" for the zone in question. I'll side with Bill M: a "root DNS name server" serves the root zone, aka. ".". Regards, - Håvard