Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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California nonprofit public-benefit corporation multistakeholder organization nonprofit organization

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a nonprofit organization that coordinates the global domain name system and IP address allocation to ensure the stable and secure operation of the internet.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
ICANN	101
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers canonical	61
ICANN organization	2
Generic Names Supporting Organization	1
IANA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Context triple: [Internet, governedBy, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]

A. Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an open, international standards organization that develops and promotes voluntary technical standards, particularly those that make up the core protocols and architecture of the Internet.
B. Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical, distributed naming infrastructure of the internet that translates human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses used by computers.
C. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
D. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of the nation’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
E. IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Target entity description: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a nonprofit organization that coordinates the global domain name system and IP address allocation to ensure the stable and secure operation of the internet.

A. Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an open, international standards organization that develops and promotes voluntary technical standards, particularly those that make up the core protocols and architecture of the Internet.
B. Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical, distributed naming infrastructure of the internet that translates human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses used by computers.
C. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
D. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of the nation’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
E. IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	California nonprofit public-benefit corporation ⓘ multistakeholder organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ICANN
coordinates	Autonomous System number allocation ⓘ IP address allocation ⓘ Internet unique identifiers ⓘ
countryOfIncorporation	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedOn	1998-09-18 ⓘ
governanceModel	multistakeholder model ⓘ
hasBody	Address Supporting Organization ⓘ At-Large Advisory Committee ⓘ Board of Directors ⓘ Country Code Names Supporting Organization ⓘ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Generic Names Supporting Organization Governmental Advisory Committee ⓘ Root Server System Advisory Committee ⓘ Security and Stability Advisory Committee ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	Public Technical Identifiers ⓘ
headquartersLocation	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	nonprofit public-benefit corporation ⓘ
manages	Domain Name System root zone ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	nonprofit ⓘ
operatesThrough	Public Technical Identifiers ⓘ
oversees	country-code top-level domains ⓘ generic top-level domains ⓘ root name servers coordination ⓘ
purpose	allocation of IP address space ⓘ coordination of the global Domain Name System ⓘ ensuring stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
responsibleFor	accreditation of domain name registrars ⓘ coordination of DNS security extensions deployment ⓘ policy development for generic top-level domains ⓘ
sector	Internet infrastructure ⓘ information technology ⓘ
subjectOf	Internet governance debates ⓘ
website	https://www.icann.org ⓘ
worksWith	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ Internet Society ⓘ Regional Internet Registries ⓘ civil society ⓘ governments ⓘ private sector ⓘ