IANA
[/ˈaɪ.ə.nə/ or /ˌaɪ.ə.ˈɛn.eɪ/]
noun
IANA (Autoridade para Atribuição de Números da Internet)
1. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - a nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the Internet's domain name system, IP address allocation, and protocol assignments globally
IANA manages the root zone file for the Domain Name System.
A IANA gerencia o arquivo da zona raiz do Sistema de Nomes de Domínio.
2. The central authority that oversees the distribution of IP addresses and autonomous system numbers to regional internet registries
IANA allocates IP address blocks to RIRs for distribution to ISPs.
A IANA aloca blocos de endereços IP aos RIRs para distribuição aos provedores de internet.
IANA is a technical acronym primarily used by IT professionals, network administrators, and internet governance specialists. It is rarely translated and is used identically across English and Portuguese technical documentation. The organization is crucial to internet infrastructure but remains largely unknown to non-technical users.
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