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2. ICANN - Wikipedia

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   ICANN headquarters in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN / ˈ aɪ k æ n / EYE-kan) is a global multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization headquartered in the United States responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the ...

3. Domain Name System - Wikipedia

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   The Domain Name System ( DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed name service that provides a naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It associates various information with domain names (identification strings) assigned to each of the associated entities.

4. Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy - Wikipedia

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   Domain name disputes under new generic top-level domains. In 2012, ICANN launched a process to create new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Over 1,900 applications were made. As part of the expansion of the domain name system, ICANN introduced a number of new brand protection mechanisms.

5. List of Internet top-level domains - Wikipedia

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   Seven generic top-level domains were created early in the development of the Internet, and predate the creation of ICANN in 1998. Name: DNS names; Entity: intended use; Administrator: managers; Notes: general remarks; IDN: support for internationalized domain names (IDN) DNSSEC: presence of DS records for Domain Name System Security Extensions

6. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - Wikipedia

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   Internet. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ( IANA) is a standards organization that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Internet Protocol –related symbols and Internet numbers. [1] [2]

7. Domain name - Wikipedia

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   In general, a domain name identifies a network domain or an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, or a server computer. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name.