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Aged Domain

A domain name that has been registered for an extended period, typically several years or more. Aged domains can carry SEO benefits due to their history, existing backlinks, and established trust with search engines. They're valued for new projects that want to bypass the 'sandbox' period new domains often experience.

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Zone File

The registry's master list of every registered domain in a TLD and its nameservers. Investors diff it daily to spot new registrations and drops.

SSL

SSL" stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It's a standard security protocol used for establishing encrypted links between a web server and a browser in online communication. The use of SSL ensures tha...

Trust Flow / Citation Flow

Majestic's two backlink scores. Citation Flow measures link quantity, Trust Flow measures link quality. Both run 0 to 100.

Sunrise Period

A Sunrise Period refers to a specific time frame during which trademark holders have the opportunity to register domain names that match their trademarks before they're available to the general pub...

Subdomain

A prefix added to a domain, like blog.example.com. Created free by the domain owner, no registration required.

Redirect

Automatically sending visitors from one URL to another, used to consolidate domains or preserve SEO value.