<s>
Windows	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Name	I-Device
Service	I-Device
(	O
WINS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
implementation	O
of	O
NetBIOS	B-Protocol
Name	O
Service	O
(	O
NBNS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
name	O
server	O
and	O
service	O
for	O
NetBIOS	B-Protocol
computer	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effectively	O
,	O
WINS	B-Application
is	O
to	O
NetBIOS	B-Protocol
names	O
what	O
DNS	B-Protocol
is	O
to	O
domain	O
names	O
—	O
a	O
central	O
mapping	O
of	O
host	O
names	O
to	O
network	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
DNS	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
implemented	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
a	O
server	O
service	O
(	O
that	O
manages	O
the	O
embedded	B-Application
Jet	I-Application
Database	I-Application
,	O
server	O
to	O
server	O
replication	O
,	O
service	O
requests	O
,	O
and	O
conflicts	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
client	O
component	O
which	O
manages	O
the	O
client	O
's	O
registration	O
and	O
renewal	O
of	O
names	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
care	O
of	O
queries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basically	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Name	I-Device
Service	I-Device
(	O
WINS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
legacy	O
computer	O
name	O
registration	O
and	O
resolution	O
service	O
that	O
maps	O
computer	O
NetBIOS	B-Protocol
names	O
to	O
IP	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WINS	B-Application
is	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
predecessor	O
to	O
DNS	B-Protocol
for	O
name	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
WINS	B-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
deprecated	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
advise	O
against	O
new	O
deployments	O
.	O
</s>
