ARIN

The regional Internet registry glossary termregistry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry (RIR glossary termRIR Regional Internet Registry One of five regional bodies that distribute IP addresses, separate from domain registries. Full definition of RIR) for North America: the nonprofit body that hands out IP addresses glossary termIP Internet Protocol The internet's basic rules for sending data, using numeric addresses for every connected device. Full definition of IP and network numbers there. It deals with numbers, not domain names glossary termdomain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name. It holds a Public Policy and Members Meeting twice a year, in April and October, which can also be followed remotely.