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Glossary

The following is a glossary of terminology that industry professionals may find helpful:

A - C D - F G - I J - L M - O P - R S - U V - Z Admin Contact The Administrative contact for a Domain Name. A Record (Address Record) A website address. Billing Contact The billing contact for a Domain Name. We suggest that this person uses a generic email address. Cname Canonical name, used for pointing purposes; it is an alias of another address. ccTLD Country-code Top-Level Domain (e.g. .fr - France, .at - Austria). Class C Network This refers to the third set of numbers for a server, i.e. DNS31.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3 = the Class C Network. Cybersquatting Abusive registration of a Domain Name by a third party. DNS Domain Name System. Domain Name A script based on ASCII characters that corresponds to the numerical IP address, e.g. www.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3. Domain Name Modification A change in the Domain Name's details - this can be more complicated than registration. Domain Name Reclaim The process of 'buying-back' a domain name from a third party. Domain Name Server The actual computer on which a Domain Name is hosted. ENUM Electronic Numbering- telecoms innovation which aims to provide a single contact number for fax, cell phone, landline and email services. ERDRP Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy. Arbitration clause to resolve Domain Name disputes under the gTLD name. Forwarding (email) Setting up a Domain Name with active email. Forwarding (web) Setting up a Domain Name to link to a website under another Domain Name. gTLD Generic Top-Level Domain e.g. .com, .net, .org IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - the organization which allocates country code suffixes to countries. ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. IDNs (Internationalized Domain Name); Domain names in non-ASCII characters. IP Number Numerical IP (Internet Protocol) address used by computers to locate Domain Names, e.g. www.csccorporatedomains.com = 69.25.142.3 LDRP Local Domain Name Resolution Policy based on the UDRP adopted by ccTLD registries. MX Record A record of a Domain Name's mail servers. Name Server The servers for a Domain Name. There must be two, but there may be as many as six. NIC Network Information Centre e.g. Nominet UK runs the .uk extensions. Propagation This is where change/registration is sent out across the Internet. It normally takes between 24-72 hours for the change/registration to propagate, i.e. be visible across the whole Internet. Registrant The individual organization making the registration. Registrar An organization authorized by a Registry (see below) to submit requests for Domain Name registration and modification. Registry An organization appointed to manage a Top-Level Domain, e.g. Nominet manages .uk. RNCA Registrant Name Change Agreement. This is a change of the ownership document that is signed by the party giving up the rights of ownership of a Domain Name to a new party. SLD Second-Level Domain. The second string from the right e.g. the .co in .co.uk Sunrise Challenge Period Duration in which the Sunrise Registration Challenge Policy will apply. Sunrise Period Limited period of time where domain registrations are reserved for holders of prior rights. TLD Top-Level Domain (see ccTLD or gTLD). Transfer Reassignment of ownership of a Domain Name from one party to another. UDRP Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy - arbitration clause to resolve Domain Name disputes. Whois System of looking up Domain Name information. Not all NICs have a Whois facility and it can therefore be very difficult to obtain accurate registration dates. WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization - an international body dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human intellect. Zone Check A tool that assesses the set-up of a Domain Name on a specified network of servers.