CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)
The organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain for Canada. CIRA sets policies for .ca registrations and requires registrants to meet Canadian presence requirements.
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Hand Registered
Hand Registered (or hand reg) refers to the process of registering a new domain name that hasn't been owned or registered by anyone else before. This is done directly through a domain registrar ...
A Record
An Address Record in DNS that maps a domain name to an IPv4 address.
ARIN
ARIN, or the American Registry for Internet Numbers, is a nonprofit organization that manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space, and Autonomous Sy...
Reserve Price
The minimum price a seller will accept at auction; if bidding doesn't reach the reserve, the domain isn't sold.
Private Registration
A service that replaces the domain owner's contact information in WHOIS records with the privacy service's information.
Cease and Desist
A formal legal letter demanding that someone stop an allegedly illegal activity, such as using a trademarked term in a domain name.