ICANN 101
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
- See also: ICANN Board, ICANN Staff, ICANN Meetings
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 Addresses and autonomous system numbers, and the structures that underly them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model.
DNS
The DNS, or Domain Name System, is the system that translates between alphanumeric domain names and IP Addresses.
Registry
- Main article: Registry
Registries are responsible for managing
Registrar
- Main article: Registrar
Registrant
A registrant is a person who has registered a domain name through a registrar.
TLD
- Main article: TLD
A TLD, or Top Level Domain, is the last part of a domain name, for example: .com, .net, .org. The two most prominent types of TLDs are gTLDs and ccTLDs. Other types include the sTLD (Sponsored Top Level Domain).
gTLD
- Main article: gTLD
A Generic Top Level Domain, or gTLD, is a TLD with three or more characters. .com, .net, and .org are all gTLDs.
ccTLD
- Main article: ccTLD
A Country-Code Top Level Domain, or 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.
GNSO
- Main article: GNSO
ccNSO
- Main article: ccNSO
ASO
- Main article: ASO
NomCom
- Main article: Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee, or NomCom,
IANA
IP
- Main article: Internet Protocol
- See also: IPv4, IPv6