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PMD (Partial Match Domain)

A domain containing keywords related to a search query but not matching exactly. For example, BestCheapFlights.com would be a partial match for "cheap flights."

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Domain Slamming

A scam where a fake "renewal notice" tricks a domain owner into transferring to a different registrar at a much higher price.

DNS Records

Configuration entries that tell DNS servers how to handle requests for a domain, including A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records.

Appraisal

A professional or automated assessment of a domain name's market value based on factors like length, keywords, and comparable sales.

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 ...

Hyphenated Domain

As a professional domain name investor, a "hyphenated domain" refers to a domain name that includes one or more hyphens (-) between words. For example, www.example-domain.com is a hyphenated doma...

Generic Domain

A "generic domain" (also known as a generic top-level domain - gTLD) refers to a domain name that uses a common, general term as its second-level domain. They're called "generic" because they d...