[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-173.25]

[Page 335-336]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-173--INTERNET GOV DOMAIN--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 102-173.25  What definitions apply to this part?

    The following definitions apply to this part:

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    Domain is a region of jurisdiction on the Internet for naming 
assignment. The General Services Administration (GSA) is responsible for 
registrations in the dot-gov domain.
    Domain name is a name assigned to an Internet server. This is the 
name that you request from GSA. Typically, you would apply this name to 
a domain name server. A domain name locates the organization or other 
entity on the Internet. The dot gov part of the domain name reflects the 
purpose of the organization or entity. This part is called the Top-Level 
Domain name. The Second-Level Domain name to the left of the dot gov 
maps to a readable version of the Internet address. The Domain Name 
server has a registry of Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers that 
relate to the readable text name.
    Domain name server is the computer that provides pointers from the 
domain name to the actual computers.
    Dot-gov refers to domain names ending with a ``.gov'' suffix. The 
Internet GOV domain is another way of expressing the collection of dot-
gov domain names.
    Native Sovereign Nations (NSN) are federally recognized tribes.