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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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Short Domain

A domain name with few characters, typically under 6 letters, valued for being easier to remember and type.

Hand Registered

Hand Registered (or hand reg) refers to the process of registering a new domain name that hasn't been owned or registered by anyone else before. This is done directly through a domain registrar ...

Domain Slamming

A scam where a fake "renewal notice" tricks a domain owner into transferring to a different registrar at a much higher price.

ACPA

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, the 1999 US law that lets trademark owners sue for up to $100,000 per infringing domain.

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).

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...