Forwarding

Redirecting visitors from one domain to another. Domain forwarding is commonly used to send traffic from alternate domains or misspellings to a primary website, or to monetize parked domains.

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Registrant

A "Registrant" refers to the individual, company, or organization that has registered and holds the rights to a specific domain name. Essentially, the registrant is the legal owner of the domain....

DNS Records

Configuration entries that tell DNS servers how to handle requests for a domain, including A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records.

Atom

The brandable-domain marketplace formerly known as Squadhelp, known for curated listings with logos and a strong lease-to-own option.

Auto-Renew

A registrar setting that renews a domain automatically before it expires. Whether it works depends on the card on file.

Aftermarket

Secondary domain sales market

Afternic

GoDaddy's domain marketplace and distribution network. Listings syndicate to partner registrars' search results.