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LOI (Letter of Intent)

A formal document expressing a buyer's serious interest in purchasing a domain, often including proposed terms. LOIs are common in high-value transactions and may include exclusivity periods during negotiation.

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PMD (Partial Match Domain)

A domain containing keywords related to a search query but not matching exactly, such as BestCheapFlights.com.

ICANN 60-Day Rule

\nThe rule, in place for the protection of the domain owner, states that a registrar may deny a request for a transfer of a newly registered domain to another registrar if within 60 days of initial...

Hand Registered

Hand Registered (or hand reg) refers to the process of registering a new domain name that hasn't been owned or registered by anyone else before. This is done directly through a domain registrar ...

EMD (Exact Match Domain)

A domain name that exactly matches a search query, such as CheapFlights.com for 'cheap flights.'

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'),...

GDPR

GDPR is an acronym that stands for General Data Protection Regulation. This is a law enforced by the European Union since May 2018, aimed at giving EU citizens control over their personal data and ...