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Domainer

A person who invests in domain names as a business or profession. Domainers buy, sell, develop, and monetize domain names for profit. The term encompasses everyone from part-time hobbyists with small portfolios to full-time professionals managing thousands of domains worth millions of dollars.

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Hijacking

Domain hijacking refers to an illicit activity where an individual or entity illegitimately takes control of a domain name without the consent of its rightful owner. This is usually done by exploit...

Trustee Service

A service that holds domains on behalf of registrants who don't meet local presence requirements for certain ccTLDs.

UDRP

Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy

Thin WHOIS

A WHOIS system that provides only basic registrar information, requiring additional queries for full contact details.

TTL

Time To Live - a DNS setting that specifies how long (in seconds) a DNS record should be cached by resolvers before requesting an update.

Redemption Period

A period after the grace period when an expired domain can still be recovered, but at a significantly higher fee.