(Domain Name) An organization responsible for assigning domain names.
Has the exclusive responsibly for maintainence of a centralised registry for its particular TLD. AusRegistry maintains the Root Name Servers for these 2LD's in Australia.
An organization that is responsible for the administration and maintenance to a top level domain.
An private organization responsible for infrastructure and for the oversight of the central directory of a specific TLD (.com, .org, .net, .edu, or .cu). A registry makes information such as names, including details of ownership, expiry dates and more available throughout the internet. DOMAIN NAME WORD LIST
A unit that is responsible for distributing internet addresses such as Internet Protocol (IP) numbers and domain names. The registry holds a record of each of the addresses.
An Internet domain name registration service provider.
An organization responsible for infrastructure and for overseeing the central directory of a specific TLD (.com, .biz, ccTLDs such as .cn, .tv). A registry makes that information available throughout the Internet.
a directory that resolves IP addresses into domain names
a global or regional organization or entity that is responsible for assigning domain names and Internet addresses within a specific extension
an organization or a company that maintains the "master list" of domain names for a particular top level domain (TLD), for example,
an organization responsible for maintaining a top-level domain's (well, zone's, really) data files, which contain the delegation to each subdomain of that top-level domain
an organization similar to Network Solutions who register domain names into central computers, which are accessed by individual DNS servers
an organization which is responsible for the allocation of domain names and/or IP numbers
A protocol for the registration and management of second level domain names and associated name servers in both Top Level Domains (TLDs) and country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). Also see extensive provisioning- protocol.
The controller of a TLD.
The Internet domain name registry is an organization that is responsible for maintaining and providing services. This includes collecting information such as DNS server information and submitting that information into the Shared Registration System (SRS). The registry for .COM, .NET and .ORG is Network Solutions.
An organization responsible for assigning domain names for the TLD that they manage. Furthermore, it is their responsibility to update the global DNS tables that all nameservers use to resolve domain names. For example, InterNIC is the registry for .COM, .NET and .ORG domain names.
The entity in charge of the TLD. For a ccTLD, NIC and registry are often used interchangeably. See Also Network Information Center.
The company that maintains the definitive list of domains registered for all registrars to work with.
A registry is responsible for delegating Internet addresses such as Internet Protocol (IP) numbers and domain names, and keeping a record of those addresses and the informat ion associated with their delegation. Examples of regional IP registries include Reseaux IP Europeens (RIPE), Asian-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC), and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). Examples of domain name registries include ISR's RomNIC operation and Network Solutions (.com, .net, and .org) . [see also: RomNIC Registration Services
A registry is responsible for delegating Internet addresses such as Internet Protocol (IP) numbers and domain names, and keeping a record of those addresses and the information associated with their delegation. Examples of regional IP registries include Reseaux IP Europeens (RIPE), Asian-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC), and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). Examples of domain name registries include Network Solutions' InterNIC operation (com, net, and org) and the ISO 3166 country code registries (e.g., fr, de, uk, us).
A central registry responsible for delegating Internet addresses, such as domain names, and keeping a record of those addresses and the information associated with their individual top-level domains.
The organization responsible for the actual administration and maintenance of a top-level domain is known as the registry. The registry is where registrants or registrars go for new or modify domain name requests.
The Internet Registry manages the Internet's domain name system, the formal recording of a domain name, and its authorized contact DNS server information.
An entity responsible for maintaining a TLD's zone files, which contain the name of each SLD in that TLD, as well as the location of each SLD's supporting zone name server.
