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Landrush

A period during the launch of a new TLD when trademark holders and others can register domains before general availability, often at premium prices. Landrush registrations typically follow sunrise periods.

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CNAME

Canonical Name Record - a DNS record type that maps an alias domain name to the true (canonical) domain name.

Reverse Auctions

A "Reverse Auction" is a type of auction where the roles of buyer and seller are reversed. In a traditional auction, multiple buyers bid for a single item which is owned by a seller. The price ty...

.TECH

A generic top-level domain targeting the technology sector.

A Record

An Address Record in DNS that maps a domain name to an IPv4 address.

DA (Domain Authority)

A search engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages (SERPs).

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'),...