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The '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers''' ('''ICANN''') is an {{tag|Earth|internationally}} organized, {{tag|Non-profit|non-profit}} {{tag|corporation}} that has responsibility for [[IP address|Internet Protocol (IP) address]] space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name system management, and root server system management functions.  These services were originally performed under U.S. Government contract by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and other entities.  ICANN now performs the IANA function.

As a {{tag|private-public partnership}}, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of the {{tag|Internet}}; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of {{tag|global}} Internet communities; and to developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.