ICANN, short for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is an international non-profit organization founded in 1998. Its primary role is to oversee the global allocation of domain names and IP addresses. To do this, ICANN delegates the responsibility for assigning domain names associated with a TLD, such as .fr or .com, to national entities called “registries.” These registries are responsible for establishing the rules governing the allocation of domain names under specific extensions like .fr.
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