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Domain Name Registration Glossary
Admin Contact
The Administrative contact for a Domain Name.
A Record (Address Record)
A website address.
Billing Contact
The billing contact for a Domain Name. We suggest that this person uses a generic email address.
Cname
Canonical name, used for pointing purposes; it is an alias of another address.
ccTLD
Country-code Top-Level Domain (e.g. .fr - France, .at - Austria).
Class C Network
This refers to the third set of numbers for a server, i.e. DNS31.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3 = the Class C Network
Cybersquatting
Abusive registration of a Domain Name by a third party.
DNS
Domain Name System.
Domain Name
A script based on ASCII characters that corresponds to the numerical IP address, e.g. www.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3.
Domain Name Modification
A change in the Domain Name's details - this can be more complicated than registration.
Domain Name Reclaim
The process of 'buying-back' a domain name from a third party.
Domain Name Server
The actual computer on which a Domain Name is hosted.
ENUM
Electronic Numbering- telecoms innovation which aims to provide a single contact number for fax, cell phone, landline and email services.
ERDRP
Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy. Arbitration clause to resolve Domain Name disputes under the gTLD name.
Forwarding (email)
Setting up a Domain Name with active email.
Forwarding (web)
Setting up a Domain Name to link to a website under another Domain Name.
gTLD
Generic Top-Level Domain e.g. .com, .net, .org
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - the organization which allocates country code suffixes to countries.
ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers - self-policing, non-governmental Internet regulatory and coordinating body.
IDNs
(Internationalized Domain Name); Domain names in non-ASCII characters
IP Number
Numerical IP (Internet Protocol) address used by computers to locate Domain Names, e.g. www.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3
LDRP
Local Domain Name Resolution Policy based on the UDRP adopted by ccTLD registries.
MX Record
A record of a Domain Name's mail servers.
Name Server
The servers for a Domain Name. There must be two, but there may be as many as six.
NIC
Network Information Centre e.g. Nominet UK runs the .uk extensions.
Propagation
This is where change/registration is sent out across the Internet. It normally takes between 24-72 hours for the change/registration to propagate, i.e. be visible across the whole Internet.
Registrant
The individual organization making the registration.
Registrar
An organization authorized by a Registry (see below) to submit requests for Domain Name registration and modification.
Registry
An organization appointed to manage a Top-Level Domain, e.g. Nominet manages .uk.
RNCA
Registrant Name Change Agreement. This is a change of the ownership document that is signed by the party giving up the rights of ownership of a Domain Name to a new party.
SLD
Second-Level Domain. The second string from the right e.g. the .co in .co.uk
Sunrise Challenge Period
Duration in which the Sunrise Registration Challenge Policy will apply.
Sunrise Period
Limited period of time where domain registrations are reserved for holders of prior rights.
TLD
Top-Level Domain (see ccTLD or gTLD).
Transfer
Reassignment of ownership of a Domain Name from one party to another.
UDRP
Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy - arbitration clause to resolve Domain Name disputes.
Whois
System of looking up Domain Name information. Not all NICs have a Whois facility and it can therefore be very difficult to obtain accurate registration dates.
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization - an international body dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human intellect.
Zone Check
A tool that assesses the set-up of a Domain Name on a specified network of servers.
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