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Locking

A security feature that prevents unauthorized changes or transfers of a domain name. Registrar locks are standard, while registry locks provide additional protection for high-value domains.

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GDPR

GDPR is an acronym that stands for General Data Protection Regulation. This is a law enforced by the European Union since May 2018, aimed at giving EU citizens control over their personal data and ...

PMD (Partial Match Domain)

A domain containing keywords related to a search query but not matching exactly, such as BestCheapFlights.com.

Redemption Period

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

Registrar

Domain name registration company

SLD

As a professional domain name investor, "SLD" stands for Second Level Domain. In the structure of a domain name, it is the component that directly precedes the top-level domain (TLD). For exam...

IPv4

As a professional domain name investor, "IPv4" is a term you should be familiar with, even though it's not directly involved in the buying and selling of domain names. IPv4 stands for Internet...