Punycode

Punycode is a way to represent Unicode (international characters) within the limited ASCII character set used by the Domain Name System. For example, "münchen.de" becomes "xn--mnchen-3ya.de".

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EPP Status Codes

The standardized flags on a domain record (clientHold, pendingDelete, redemptionPeriod and others) that tell you what state a domain is in.

MX Record

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

Drop Catch

See Drop

.AI

The country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla that has become extremely popular for artificial intelligence companies and projects.

Holding Costs

The ongoing expenses associated with maintaining domain ownership, primarily annual renewal fees.

Generic Domain

A "generic domain" (also known as a generic top-level domain - gTLD) refers to a domain name that uses a common, general term as its second-level domain. They're called "generic" because they d...