Registrar
A domain registrar is an accredited organization that sells domain name registrations to the public. Examples include GoDaddy, Namecheap, and Google Domains.
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ICANN
ICANN is an acronym that stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated...
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...
Escrow
Escrow is a term that describes a financial arrangement where a third party holds and regulates payment of the funds required for two parties involved in a given transaction. It helps make transact...
Broker
A professional intermediary who facilitates domain name transactions between buyers and sellers, typically earning a 10-20% commission.
Domain Lease
An arrangement where a domain owner allows another party to use a domain name for a recurring fee without transferring ownership.
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....