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    <link:label id="lab_akam_DeliveryMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_akam_DeliveryMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Delivery</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Research and Development Expense [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsPolicyTextBlock_47240825-d198-48ed-897b-191bdf7f1d76_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill, Acquired Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_akam_DebtConversionTermsTwoMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_akam_DebtConversionTermsTwoMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Conversion Terms Two</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableLeaseCost" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_VariableLeaseCost"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_akam_NonameSecurityMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_akam_NonameSecurityMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Noname Security</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_27002131-18f5-4a10-b8e1-2b2a7472692b_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Customer-related intangible assets</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Assets, Current [Abstract]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsPolicy_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsPolicy" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_45954e1a-cafc-4671-81e5-3f0205eb1bbe_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Treasury stock (in shares)</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Treasury Stock, Common, Shares</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToDisqualificationOfTaxBenefitsAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2024/ecd-2024.xsd#ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToDisqualificationOfTaxBenefitsAmt"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost_f752aea1-6156-411b-a2da-80663c5f96a7_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term lease cost</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Short-Term Lease, Cost</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding</link:label>
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