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'''Glossary of terms commonly used by the [[ICANN]] Community'''
Glossary of terms commonly used by the ICANN Community
==Processes==
==Actors/Roles==
 
*[[NIC]] – A network information center manages a registry and contracts with the registrars accredited to sell domains under a given TLD.
==Organizations==
*[[Registrant]] – A person who has registered a domain name through a registrar.
[[IETF]]
*[[Registrar]] – A company that is authorized to sell domain names.
:The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
 
A registry operator, also called a NIC or network information center, is responsible for managing this database. They contract with registrars, who are accredited to sell domains under the TLD.
 
==Communities of Practice==
==Communities of Practice==
 
*[[CCT]]
*[[GA]]
*[[GCOT]]
*[[ICANN Studienkreis]]
*[[IESG]]
*[[IRT]]
*[[JIG]]
*[[MAG]]
*[[RSTEP]]
*[[TDG]]
*[[TLG]]
===Working Groups/Work Parties===
*[[FFWG]]
*[[IDN WG]]
*[[PDP-WT]]
*[[PEDNR WG]]
*[[RAP WG]]
*[[VIWG]]
*[[WGIG]]
===Task Forces===
*[[IETF]] – The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
*[[Whois Task Force]]
===Draft Teams===
*[[STI-DT]]
===Committees===
*[[BGC]]
*[[CEO Search Committee]]
*[[OSC]]
*[[PPSC]]
*[[SIC]]
*[[TMC]]
==Databases==
*[[Registry]] – a database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD.
==Documents==
==Documents==


==Roles==
==Organizations==
Registrant
*[[ICANN]]
A '''registrant''' is a person who has registered a domain name through a registrar.
*[[ISOC]] – The Internet Society


 
==Processes==
 
*[[Public Comment]]
== [[Registry]] ==
===Programs===
: A '''registry''' is the database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD.
*[[Fellowship Program]]
 
*[[New gTLD Program]] – a process by which ICANN accepts applications to add new TLDs to the Root Zone.
== [[Registrar]] ==
*[[NextGen@ICANN]]
: A '''registrar''' is a company that is authorized to sell domain names.
==Internet Architecture==
 
===Domain Name System===
 
*[[DNS]] – The Domain Name System translates between alphanumeric domain names and IP Addresses.
 
*[[Root Zone]] –
==DNS==
===Protocols===
: ''Main article: [[DNS]]''
====Domain Name====
: ''See also: [[DNSSEC]]''
*[[Domain Name]] – An identification string that represents an IP resource, such as a computer, website, or service.
The '''Domain Name System (DNS)''' translates between alphanumeric domain names and [[IP Address]]es.
*[[TLD]] – A '''Top Level Domain (TLD)''' is the last part of a domain name
 
*[[ccTLD]] – A Country-Code Top Level Domain is a TLD with two characters, originally designed for a particular country, sovereign state, or autonomous territory.
==TLD==
*[[gTLD]] – A '''Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)''' refers to any TLD that is not a ccTLD.
: ''Main article: [[TLD]]''
*[[IDN]] – An Internationalized Domain Names is formed using characters from different scripts, such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, or Devanagari. These are encoded by the Unicode standard following IDN protocol
A '''Top Level Domain (TLD)''' is the last part of a domain name; for example, [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]]. The two most prominent types of TLDs are gTLDs and ccTLDs.
*[[DNSSEC]]
 
*[[IP]] – Internet Protocol is the means by which data is sent from one computer to another via an Internet connection.
===gTLD===
*[[Internet Protocol Suite]]
: ''Main article: [[gTLD]]''
*[[IPv4]]  
A '''Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)''' refers to any TLD that is not a ccTLD. Previously, gTLDs were limited to being three or more characters. But with the addition of the New TLD program, two character gTLDs may now be registered. Examples of gTLDs include [[.com]], [[.org]], and [[.info]]. [[sTLD]]s, such as [[.travel]], and [[GeoTLD]]s, such as [[.asia]] and [[.cat]], are a subset of gTLDs.
*[[IPv6]]
 
<h4>New gTLD Program</h4>
:''Main article: [[new gTLD Program]]''
:''See also: [[New gTLD Resources]]''
The '''new gTLD Program''' is a process by which ICANN accepts applications to add new TLDs to the [[Root Zone]].
 
===ccTLD===
: ''Main article: [[ccTLD]]''
A '''Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD)''' is a TLD with two characters, specifically designed for a particular country, sovereign state or autonomous territory. [[.uk]], [[.de]], and [[.cn]] are all examples of ccTLDs.
 
==IP==
: ''Main article: [[Internet Protocol]]''
: ''See also: ''[[IPv4]], [[IPv6]], [[Internet Protocol Suite]]''
'''Internet Protocol (IP)''' is the means by which data is sent from one computer to another via an Internet connection.
 
== IDNs ==
:''Main article: [[IDN]]s''
'''Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)''' are formed using characters from different scripts, such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, or Devanagari. These are encoded by the Unicode standard and used as allowed by relevant IDN protocols.
You may also find this [http://www.bizconst.org/glossary.htm Acronym Helper] from the [[Business Constituency]]'s site useful...
 
 
* [[BGC]]
* [[CEO Search Committee]]
* [[OSC]]
* [[PPSC]]
* [[SIC]]
* [[CCT]]
* [[FFWG]]
* [[GCOT]]
* [[IDN WG]]
* [[IRT]]
* [[JIG]]
* [[PEDNR WG]]
* [[PDP-WT]]
* [[RAP WG]]
* [[STI-DT]]
* [[TDG]]
* [[VIWG]]
* [[WGIG]]
* [[GA]]
* [[ICANN Studienkreis]]
* [[IESG]]
* [[MAG]]
* [[RSTEP]]
* [[TLG]]
* [[TMC]]
* [[Whois Task Force]]
 
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Revision as of 20:49, 10 February 2021

Glossary of terms commonly used by the ICANN Community

Actors/Roles[edit | edit source]

  • NIC – A network information center manages a registry and contracts with the registrars accredited to sell domains under a given TLD.
  • Registrant – A person who has registered a domain name through a registrar.
  • Registrar – A company that is authorized to sell domain names.

Communities of Practice[edit | edit source]

Working Groups/Work Parties[edit | edit source]

Task Forces[edit | edit source]

  • IETF – The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
  • Whois Task Force

Draft Teams[edit | edit source]

Committees[edit | edit source]

Databases[edit | edit source]

  • Registry – a database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD.

Documents[edit | edit source]

Organizations[edit | edit source]

Processes[edit | edit source]

Programs[edit | edit source]

Internet Architecture[edit | edit source]

Domain Name System[edit | edit source]

  • DNS – The Domain Name System translates between alphanumeric domain names and IP Addresses.
  • Root Zone –

Protocols[edit | edit source]

Domain Name[edit | edit source]

  • Domain Name – An identification string that represents an IP resource, such as a computer, website, or service.
  • TLD – A Top Level Domain (TLD) is the last part of a domain name
  • ccTLD – A Country-Code Top Level Domain is a TLD with two characters, originally designed for a particular country, sovereign state, or autonomous territory.
  • gTLD – A Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) refers to any TLD that is not a ccTLD.
  • IDN – An Internationalized Domain Names is formed using characters from different scripts, such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, or Devanagari. These are encoded by the Unicode standard following IDN protocol
  • DNSSEC
  • IP – Internet Protocol is the means by which data is sent from one computer to another via an Internet connection.
  • Internet Protocol Suite
  • IPv4
  • IPv6

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