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Drop Catching

Drop catching is the practice of attempting to register valuable domain names immediately after they are deleted from the registry and become available for registration.

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Alpha Domain

Alpha Names, in the context of domain investing, refer to domain names that are composed entirely of letters, without any numbers or hyphens. These can be single-word domains (like 'Software.com'),...

CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)

The organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain for Canada.

Buy It Now

"Buy It Now" (BIN) is a term often used in online auctions and marketplaces, including domain name platforms. It refers to a fixed price set by the seller that allows a buyer to purchase the item...

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...

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)" refers to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure). This is the protocol over which data is sent between a user's browser and the website they are connected to. The 'S' at the end of H...

Drop Date

The specific date and time when an expired domain becomes available for registration again.