Thin WHOIS

A WHOIS system that provides only basic registrar information, requiring additional queries to the registrar for full contact details. Many registries now use thin WHOIS for privacy.

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DA (Domain Authority)

A search engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages (SERPs).

Hyphenated Domain

As a professional domain name investor, a "hyphenated domain" refers to a domain name that includes one or more hyphens (-) between words. For example, www.example-domain.com is a hyphenated doma...

Domain Lease

An arrangement where a domain owner allows another party to use a domain name for a recurring fee without transferring ownership.

Spam

Spam refers to unsolicited, irrelevant, or inappropriate messages sent on the internet, typically to a large number of users, for purposes such as advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc. ...

New gTLD

Generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN's expansion program starting in 2014, including .app, .blog, and .shop.

.US

The country code for the United States. Requires a US nexus, and WHOIS privacy isn't allowed on it.