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| * [[Universal Access]] – the concept that top-level domain names are accessible globally through any internet browser, server, email client, and computer program. | | * [[Universal Access]] – the concept that top-level domain names are accessible globally through any internet browser, server, email client, and computer program. |
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− | ==Databases | + | ==Databases== |
| * [[PSL]] – The Public Suffix List is a database of TLDs including the respective registry's policies on domain registrations at different levels. | | * [[PSL]] – The Public Suffix List is a database of TLDs including the respective registry's policies on domain registrations at different levels. |
| * [[Registry]] – a database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD. | | * [[Registry]] – a database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD. |
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| * [[TOR]] – Terms of Reference are a drafted set of questions that act as the basis for an internal or independent review of an organization within ICANN or a new feature to be released by ICANN. | | * [[TOR]] – Terms of Reference are a drafted set of questions that act as the basis for an internal or independent review of an organization within ICANN or a new feature to be released by ICANN. |
| * [[White Paper]] – an official government report prepared by an individual or a group of individuals who conducted relevant research on particular issues; the document that set the stage for the incorporation of ICANN. | | * [[White Paper]] – an official government report prepared by an individual or a group of individuals who conducted relevant research on particular issues; the document that set the stage for the incorporation of ICANN. |
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| ==Events== | | ==Events== |
| * [[AGM]] | | * [[AGM]] |
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| ==Organizations== | | ==Organizations== |
| * [[AFRINIC]] – the RIR for Africa and the Indian Ocean | | * [[AFRINIC]] – the RIR for Africa and the Indian Ocean |
− | * [[AFTLD]] | + | * [[AfTLD]] |
| * [[APNIC]] – the RIR for the Asia Pacific region. | | * [[APNIC]] – the RIR for the Asia Pacific region. |
| * [[APTLD]] – the Association for ccTLD registries in the Asia Pacific region | | * [[APTLD]] – the Association for ccTLD registries in the Asia Pacific region |
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| * [[Spam]] Sending unsolicited bulk emails, with substantively identical content, to recipients who have not granted permission for the message to be sent. | | * [[Spam]] Sending unsolicited bulk emails, with substantively identical content, to recipients who have not granted permission for the message to be sent. |
| * [[Vertical Integration]] – A single body handling the Registry Operator and the Registrar. | | * [[Vertical Integration]] – A single body handling the Registry Operator and the Registrar. |
− | ====DNS Abuse ==== | + | ====DNS Abuse==== |
| * [[Botnet Attacks]] – infecting Internet-connected computers with malware and commanding them to perform activities under the control of a remote administrator. | | * [[Botnet Attacks]] – infecting Internet-connected computers with malware and commanding them to perform activities under the control of a remote administrator. |
| * [[cache poisoning]] – causing a DNS resolver to respond with a false IP address bearing malicious code. | | * [[cache poisoning]] – causing a DNS resolver to respond with a false IP address bearing malicious code. |