InterNIC

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Internet Network Information Center
InterNIC

   <networking> (InterNIC) An umbrella entity created by the
   {National Science Foundation} in Spring 1992, in cooperation
   with the Internet community, consisting of Network Information
   Service Managers who provided and/or coordinated {NSFNet}
   services.  {General Atomics} provided information services,
   {AT&T} provided directory and database services, and {Network
   Solutions, Inc.} (NSI) provided registration services.

   In 1999 Internic was replaced by {ICANN}.

   (http://internic.net/).

   (http://nic.net/).

   (2003-04-16)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

INTERNIC
       Inter Network Information Center (org., Internet), "InterNIC"