Punycode
Punycode is a way to represent Unicode (international characters) within the limited ASCII character set used by the Domain Name System. For example, "münchen.de" becomes "xn--mnchen-3ya.de".
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Transfer
Transfer is a term you'll encounter frequently. It refers to the process of changing the registrant or registrar of a specific domain name. There are two main types of transfers in the domain na...
TLD
The term \"TLD\" or \"Top-Level Domain\" is fundamental to your line of work. It refers to the last segment of a domain name, or the part that follows immediately after the \"dot\" symbol. There...
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...
W3C
It stands for the World Wide Web Consortium. The W3C is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. It's led by Web inventor and Director T...
Io
.io is a top-level domain (TLD) that originally served as the country code for the British Indian Ocean Territory. However, in recent years, it has gained popularity in the tech and startup communi...
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...