ICANN
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Networking
| Stands for | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a networking abbreviation.
The California-based nonprofit that coordinates the internet's unique identifiers, overseeing the DNS root, accrediting domain registrars and approving new top-level domains such as .app and .shop.
Example: Disputes over a cybersquatted domain can go to arbitration under ICANN's UDRP policy.
Usage notes
Founded in 1998 under contract with the US Commerce Department; US government oversight of the IANA functions ended on October 1, 2016, passing to a global multistakeholder community. ICANN does not control website content and does not sell domains to the public; accredited registrars do. Pronounced "eye-can".
Related abbreviations
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- FTP – File Transfer Protocol
- FTPS – FTP Secure
- GRE – Generic Routing Encapsulation
- HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
- IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
- ICMP – Internet Control Message Protocol
- IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force
- IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol
- IP – Internet Protocol
- IPsec – Internet Protocol Security
- IPv4 – Internet Protocol version 4