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DR (Domain Rating)

A metric developed by Ahrefs that measures the strength of a domain's backlink profile on a scale from 0 to 100. DR considers the quantity and quality of external backlinks pointing to a domain. It's widely used by domain investors to assess the SEO value of aged or expired domains.

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Listing

Adding a domain to a marketplace or sales platform to make it available for purchase.

Locking

A security feature that prevents unauthorized changes or transfers of a domain name.

New gTLD

Generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN's expansion program starting in 2014, including .app, .blog, and .shop.

ISP

ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. It's a company that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the internet. ISPs can be commercial, non-profit, privately owned, or commu...

NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)

A legal contract requiring parties to keep transaction details confidential, common in high-value domain sales.

Punycode

ASCII representation of Unicode domain names