Glossary

a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Click one of the letters above to advance the page to terms beginning with that letter.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authorityⁱ (IANAⁱ) is a function performed by ICANNⁱ. IANA publishes the Top Level Domainⁱ (TLDⁱ) information, including Whoisⁱ and name server data, all of which is referred to as root zone management. Rootⁱ zone management includes keeping the root zone up to date and maintaining the authoritative Whois database for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). IANA also oversees registration for various Internet Protocol parameters, such as port numbers, protocol and enterprise numbers, options, codes, and types. The IANA function is currently located at the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California in Marina del Rey, CA and functions under the direction of ICANN. (See http://www.iana.org/)