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Pending Delete

The final stage before an expired domain is released back to the public. During pending delete, the domain cannot be renewed and will soon become available for registration.

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Info

.info is one of the many top-level domains (TLDs) available for registration. It was one of the first TLDs introduced to alleviate the demand for .com domains and it's intended for informational we...

MX Record

Mail Exchange Record - a DNS record that specifies the mail server responsible for receiving email on behalf of a domain.

LLL.com

A domain consisting of exactly three letters followed by .com, with only 17,576 possible combinations making them scarce and valuable.

Reserve Price

The minimum price a seller will accept at auction; if bidding doesn't reach the reserve, the domain isn't sold.

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...

Transfer

Transfer is a term you'll encounter frequently. It refers to the process of changing the registrant or registrar of a specific domain name. There are two main types of transfers in the domain na...