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'''ICANN''' is an acronym for the '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers''', a global multi-stakeholder organization that was created and empowered through actions by the U.S. government and its [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref> It coordinates the Internet [[DNS]], [[IP]] addresses and [[AS]] numbers; which involves a continued management of these evolving systems and the protocols that underly them. | '''ICANN''' is an acronym for the '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers''', a global multi-stakeholder organization that was created and empowered through actions by the U.S. government and its [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref> It coordinates the Internet [[DNS]], [[IP]] addresses and [[AS]] numbers; which involves a continued management of these evolving systems and the protocols that underly them. | ||