Nomenclature question

[RussellJ at louisdreyfus.com]

I realize that there is no real distinction between DNS zones which are 
dynamically updated verses those which are updated by editing the zone 
file and reloading the zone. However, are there well known or standardized 
terms to define the difference between these types of zone modifications? 
My organization is trying to write internal recommendations for DNS. We 
use various flavours of DNS servers which use Dynamic Update DNS, Active 
Directory (which I understand is a form of Dynamically Updated DNS) and 
some which are modified by simply editing the text file. I don't want to 
create cumbersome phrases and descriptions or inaccurate terms if 
somebody's already created apropriate nomenclature. 

Best regards,
Jim Russell
SysAdmin
Louis Dreyfus IT Dept.