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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. | ||
==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. | ||
==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]] | ||
* [[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. | ||