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: : Domain Registrations Inquiries : Domain Glossary |
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| Question: | Domain Glossary | | Answer: | Registrant
The contact that registers a domain name. Once the domain name is registered, the registrant can use the domain name for the period of time the domain was registered.
Administrative Contact
The contact responsible for any administrative issues pertaining to the account. Any administrative changes to the domain must be approved by the Administrative Contact. Mecca will use this contact for any non-technical questions it may have regarding the domain name.
Billing Contact
The contact responsible for all billing information relating to the domain name. This person will also receive any invoices, charges or billing questions related to the domain name.
Technical Contact
This is the contact responsible for providing technical information, such as the Name Server. Mecca will contact this person with any questions of a technical nature.
Renewal of Domain Name
To continue the registration of the domain name after the original expiration date.
Name Server
The computer that organizes domain names to correspond to their IP addresses.
Domain Name System (DNS)
The Internet Domain Name System consists of an organized, hierarchical directory of all domain names and their corresponding computers.
Top-Level Domain
A top-level domain is used to designate the type of organization or the country of origin. Generic top-level designators are commonly three letter suffixes like .com, .net, .org, .edu.
Country code top-level domains are commonly two letter suffixes like .ca, .us, .uk, etc., as assigned by the United Nations.
Domain Parking
Parked domain names are domain names that point to an existing domain name. They do not use any disc space they just simply point or "redirect" to an existing domain name.
Whois
A function that allows you to look up the contact details of a domain name.
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