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CNAME

Canonical Name Record - a DNS record type that maps an alias domain name to the true (canonical) domain name. CNAMEs are commonly used to point subdomains like www or mail to the main domain, or to connect a domain to third-party services like email marketing platforms or CDNs.

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Domain Lease

An arrangement where a domain owner allows another party to use a domain name for a recurring fee without transferring ownership.

IDN (Internationalized Domain Name)

A domain name that includes characters from non-Latin scripts, such as Chinese, Arabic, or Cyrillic.

CO

".co" is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Republic of Colombia. However, it's widely used as an alternative to ".com" for commercial purposes by businesses all around the...

.AI

The country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla that has become extremely popular for artificial intelligence companies and projects.

Forwarding

Redirecting visitors from one domain to another, commonly used for alternate domains or misspellings.

SLD

As a professional domain name investor, "SLD" stands for Second Level Domain. In the structure of a domain name, it is the component that directly precedes the top-level domain (TLD). For exam...