ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

GNU Name System

GNU Name System is a computer program that helps you find things on the internet. It's like a giant phone book for the internet. Whenever you type in a website address, like www.google.com, your computer uses the GNU Name System to look up the address and find the website.

Just like how phone books have names and phone numbers, the GNU Name System has names and numbers too. In this case, the names are the website addresses you type in and the numbers are IP addresses, which are like street addresses for computers on the internet.

Without the GNU Name System, your computer wouldn't know how to find the right website, kind of like how you might have trouble finding your friend's house if you don't have their address. But with the GNU Name System, it's easy to find what you're looking for on the internet!