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MX Record

Mail Exchange Record - a DNS record that specifies the mail server responsible for receiving email on behalf of a domain. MX Records include a priority value that determines which server to try first. Properly configured MX Records are essential for domain email functionality.

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.STORE

A generic top-level domain designed for e-commerce and retail businesses.

IPv6

As a professional domain name investor, "IPv6" is a term that's important to understand to fully comprehend the internet infrastructure. IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol Version 6. It is the ...

SLD

As a professional domain name investor, "SLD" stands for Second Level Domain. In the structure of a domain name, it is the component that directly precedes the top-level domain (TLD). For exam...

Punycode

ASCII representation of Unicode domain names

W3C

It stands for the World Wide Web Consortium. The W3C is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. It's led by Web inventor and Director T...

Traffic

Visitors to a domain name or website; domains with existing traffic are more valuable than those with no visitors.