DARPA
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... administrator of the root domain name servers on behalf of DARPA and
DDN, the NIC is responsible for maintaining the root server ...
... top-level domains of "ARPA," "COM,"
"EDU," "ORG," "GOV," and "MIL" on behalf of DCA and DARPA until it
becomes feasible for other appropriate organizations to assume those
responsibilities.
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