Domain Dictionary
Domain Name Dictionary
Country code top-level domain (ccTLD) – is a two letters long Internet top-level domain extensions reserved for a country (such as .uk, .us, .ge).
Domain aftermarket – see Domaining.
Domain appraisal – is an estimate on the potential price of a specific domain name. Domain appraisals are usually rough estimates which chage according to market demand, the domain name specific extension (TLD), the length of the domain name and various other factors.
Domain hijacking – happens when internet domain names are stolen from their rightful owners using deception or fraud. This could happen in any number of ways including identity theft (via impersonation or other methods).
Domain broker -a company or an individual who can help sell or buy a domain names.
Domain parking – a service which allows domain owners to make use of their domain to make money (from advertising etc.) while they wait to sell the domain or develop it into a website.
Domain name generator – a service or software which help users locate potential domain names.
Domain name registrar – a company licensed to register Internet domain names.
Domaining – the business of monetizing Internet domain names by buying, selling and developing them strictly for profit with the intent of resale. In this respect domainers are a lot like the internet version of real estate agents or second hand car dealers.
Domain name – a name which identifies one or more IP addresses (for example zebradomain.com is a domain name which represent one specific IP address, Google.com represent several IP addresses).
generic top-level domain (gTLD) – one kind of Top-Level Domains (TLDs). gTLDs include (among others) the following extensions: .com, .info, .net, .biz, .name, and .pro (see the gTLD full list here).
Geodomain – a term used to denote a domain name for a city or country (for example: newyork.com, lasvegas.net or hawii.com).
Internationalized domain name (IDN) – contains non-ASCII characters required by many non-English languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew and Hindi.
Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) – the standard chosen to allow the use of non-ASCII characters in domain names.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – a non-profit corporation created in order to oversee Internet-related tasks such as IP address space allocation and managing the assignment of domain names.
IP Addresses – a logical (numerical) address assigned to devices in a computer network (for example 208.77.188.166). Websites also have IP addresses which could be used in the address bar of a browser to reach a specific website (for example http://74.125.45.100/).
Premium domain - is typically a more valuable domain name with unique characteristics (short, memorable and easy to spell) in many cases premium domains might also contain words that are regularly searched or are of significance to a specific sector.
Reverse domain hijacking – the practice of acquiring domain names from their owners by wrongfully accusing them of violating trademarks with the domain name.
Second-level domain (SLD) – is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain (TLD). For example, in the .uk (United Kingdom) and .il (Israel) academic institutions would register under the ccSLD (Country code Second-level domain) .ac.uk or ac.il, while companies would register under .co.uk or co.il.
Sub-domain – is a domain that is part of a larger domain. For example support.microsoft.com is a sub-domain of the Microsoft.com domain.
Top-Level Domain (TLD) – the group of letters that follow the final dot of a domain name. Domain names include generic top-level domains (gTLDs such as .com, .net etc.) and country code top-level domain (ccTLD such as .de, .uk., .us etc.).
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) – is a process established for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of internet domain names.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - typically refers to as a Web address (such as http://zebradomain.com/).
Web hosting - is a service provided by companies which includes storage space on a server as well as Internet connectivity, typically located in a data center.
WHOIS – a method for retrieving details on the owner of a domain name (including name, contact details, domain purchase date and renewals date), more info here.