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Grace Period

A window after a domain expires during which the original owner can renew it, usually at the standard renewal price. Grace periods vary by registrar and extension but typically last 30-45 days.

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IPSec

IPSec, short for Internet Protocol Security, is a suite of protocols used to secure internet protocol (IP) communications by encrypting and authenticating all IP packets of a communication session....

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...

Legacy TLD

The original group of top-level domains including .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, and .mil.

CNAME

Canonical Name Record - a DNS record type that maps an alias domain name to the true (canonical) domain name.

Private Registration

A service that replaces the domain owner's contact information in WHOIS records with the privacy service's information.

Portfolio

A portfolio refers to the collection of domain names that an investor currently owns. The size and quality of a domain name portfolio can vary greatly depending on the investor's strategy. Some ...