LACNIC

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 Latin America and the Caribbean: 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 two meetings a year, in May and in October; the October meeting is co-located with LACNOG glossary termLACNOG Latin America and Caribbean Network Operators Group The network operators' group of Latin America and the Caribbean, which meets yearly with the October LACNIC meeting. Full definition of LACNOG, the regional network operators' group.