[W/K] :: address resolution

  address resolution
       
           Conversion of an Internet address into the
          corresponding physical address ({Ethernet address).  This is
          usually done using Address Resolution Protocol.
       
          The resolver is a library routine and a set of processes
          which converts hostnames into Internet addresses, though
          this process in not usually referred to as resolution.  See
          DNS.
       
          (1996-04-09)