(DDN NIC or juSt "The NIC") The DDNNIC' S primary reSponSibility iS the aSSignment of Internet addreSSeS and AutonomouSSyStem numberS, the chefiStration of the root domain, and providing information and Support ServiceS to the DDN. It iS alSo a primary repoSitory for RFCS. See alSo Internet RegiStry. (1994-12-07)