• The top-level DNS zone in the hierarchical namespace of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Since 2016, the root zone has been overseen by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which delegates the management to a subsidiary acting as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Distribution services are provided by Verisign. ← Wikipedia

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