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Trustee Service

A service that holds domains on behalf of registrants who don't meet local presence requirements for certain ccTLDs. Trustees provide a local address while allowing foreign ownership.

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Tv

.tv is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that you might encounter. Despite being the ccTLD for the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu, it has gained global popularity due to its association with...

Listing

Adding a domain to a marketplace or sales platform to make it available for purchase.

LOI (Letter of Intent)

A formal document expressing a buyer's serious interest in purchasing a domain, often including proposed terms.

Negotiation

The process of discussing and agreeing on a price for a domain name between buyer and seller.

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....

Drop

"Drop" refers to the process when a domain name registration expires and is not renewed by the original owner, thus becoming available for registration by others. Here's a breakdown of the pro...