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Welcome to the world of ICANN! If you are new, or even if you aren't, here are a list of important terms that you may need to know.
 
  
==ICANN==
 
: Main article: [[ICANN]]
 
ICANN stands for the "Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers." It is a private, non-profit organization for the management of the Internet [[DNS]], [[IP Address]]es and [[AS numbers|autonomous system numbers]], and the structures that underly them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model.
 
 
==DNS==
 
: Main article: [[DNS]]
 
The DNS, or Domain Name System, is the system that translates between alphanumeric domain names and [[IP Address]]es.
 

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