Definitions by Jak Dude
INTERNIC
Internic, or Network Solutions, was the original domain name licensing authority for the United States. They previously had a monopoly on domain name registration that was granted to them by the US Department of Commerce, until November, 1999, when competition was enforced and they were required to share their database and registry services with anyone who qualified as a registrar. ICANN is the newly appointed organization that oversees domain name registration issues.
See Also: ICANN, REGISTRAR
See Also: ICANN, REGISTRAR
registrar
A registrar is a company or organization that registers domain names. Previously, Network Solutions was the only domain name registrar, but competition for registrars was opened in November of 1999, and now there are about 25 registrars globally. ICANN is the new governing body for registrars.
See Also: ICANN, INTERNIC
See Also: ICANN, INTERNIC