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ICANN

British  
/ ˈaɪkæn /

acronym

  1. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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That request was denied by DNS overseer ICANN, which warned a revocation could have “devastating and permanent effects on the trust and utility of this global system.”

From The Verge • Apr. 11, 2022

She attacked ICANN, the panel of engineers and technologists established in 1998.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021

The firm counts a recent former head of ICANN, the internet’s governing authority, as one of its advisers.

From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2020

One is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, the web’s Playa Vista-based governing body, which could rule on the transfer any day now.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Today, it’s managed by a number of technical organizations, including a little-known nonprofit organization based in California: the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2016