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Redemption Period

A period after the grace period when an expired domain can still be recovered, but at a significantly higher fee. Redemption periods typically last 30 days and involve registry-level fees.

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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'),...

NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)

A legal contract requiring parties to keep transaction details confidential, common in high-value domain sales.

TLD

The term "TLD" or "Top-Level Domain" is fundamental to your line of work. It refers to the last segment of a domain name, or the part that follows immediately after the "dot" symbol. There...

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...

Sunrise Period

A Sunrise Period refers to a specific time frame during which trademark holders have the opportunity to register domain names that match their trademarks before they're available to the general pub...

Two-Word Domain

A domain name composed of two words combined (e.