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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. Leasing provides the owner with ongoing income while retaining the asset, and gives the lessee access to a premium domain without the full purchase cost. Lease-to-own options are also common.

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Domain Name

A domain name can be defined as the unique, human-readable Internet address of a website. It is used to identify and locate web pages on the Internet in an easily understandable way, rather than us...

.DE

Germany's country code, one of the largest ccTLDs in the world. No expiration dates in WHOIS, and deleted names drop almost immediately.

.CC

The country code for the Cocos Islands, operated by Verisign and marketed as a .com alternative. Had a run of popularity in China.

Dev Domain

A domain name using the .dev extension, intended for software development purposes and requiring HTTPS.

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.

Mil

The .mil domain is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) that is used exclusively by the U.S. Department of Defense and its subsidiary or affiliated organizations. Its name is derived from the first ...