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IANA: Internet Assigned Number Authority

Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA), one of the primary governing bodies for Internet networking, oversees three key aspects of the Internet: top-level domains (TLDs), IP address allocation and port number assignments. Some IANA functions such as IP address allocation are re-assigned to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

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IANA: Internet Assigned Number Authority