Glossary

Plain-English definitions of domain and naming terms — registrar versus registry, WHOIS, DNS records, and the rest of the jargon.

• What is a premium domain?

  A premium domain is one priced above the standard registration fee because it's unusually valuable — short, a real word, keyword-rich, or brandable.

• Domain glossary: registrar vs registry, WHOIS, DNS, and more

  Plain-English definitions of the domain terms founders hit: registrar vs registry, DNS records, WHOIS, transfer locks, and the expiry lifecycle.

• What is a brandable domain?

  A brandable domain is a distinctive, memorable name you can build an identity around — short, easy to say, and spellable after hearing it once.

• What is a domain hack?

  A domain hack is a domain name where the extension completes the word or phrase itself — like domain.yoga reading as "domain yoga" across the dot.