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A leading provider of domain name research and monitoring services. DomainTools offers WHOIS history, reverse WHOIS lookups, and other intelligence tools used by domain investors, brand protection teams, and cybersecurity professionals.

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Alpha Domain

Alpha Names, in the context of domain investing, refer to domain names that are composed entirely of letters, without any numbers or hyphens. These can be single-word domains (like 'Software.com'),...

Redemption Period

A period after the grace period when an expired domain can still be recovered, but at a significantly higher fee.

HTTP(S)

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...

DR (Domain Rating)

A metric developed by Ahrefs that measures the strength of a domain's backlink profile on a scale from 0 to 100.

Domain Flipping

Domain flipping is a key strategy in our industry. It's the practice of buying domain names at a low cost and then selling them for a profit. The process involves identifying domain names that h...

.STORE

A generic top-level domain designed for e-commerce and retail businesses.