Web and technology
IANA
Abbreviation for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
In short and in plain language
IANA is a group that looks after key names and numbers online.
It handles things such as address ranges, domain endings and protocol numbers.
It also puts out a list of time zones. Many systems use it to find the local time.
Definition
IANA is the body that manages central identifiers of the internet, such as address ranges, domain endings and protocol numbers. It also publishes the time zone database that many systems rely on for local times.