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Registering domain names to protect a brand rather than for direct use or resale. Companies often defensively register common misspellings, variations, and different extensions of their main domain to prevent competitors or cybersquatters from acquiring them.
The profit or loss from a domain investment relative to its cost, including registration, renewal, and marketing expenses.
"Buy It Now" (BIN) is a term often used in online auctions and marketplaces, including domain name platforms. It refers to a fixed price set by the seller that allows a buyer to purchase the item...
Hand Registered (or hand reg) refers to the process of registering a new domain name that hasn't been owned or registered by anyone else before. This is done directly through a domain registrar ...
HTTP(S)" refers to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure). This is the protocol over which data is sent between a user's browser and the website they are connected to. The 'S' at the end of H...
ARIN, or the American Registry for Internet Numbers, is a nonprofit organization that manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space, and Autonomous Sy...
"Domaining" is the business practice of buying, selling, and monetizing domain names for profit. It's essentially the real estate of the internet, where domains are the virtual properties. Dom...