Names and registration.
DOMAIN NAME
The address people type to reach your site.
REGISTRAR
The company through which a domain is registered.
REGISTRANT
The person or organisation the domain is registered to.
The name that matters if control is disputed.
TLD
The top-level domain: the part after the final dot.
CCTLD
A country-code top-level domain, such as a Nigerian extension.
SUBDOMAIN
A section before the main domain, resolving separately.
ADDON DOMAIN
An additional domain hosted in the same cPanel account, with its own folder.
PARKED DOMAIN OR ALIAS
A domain showing the same content as your main one.
REGISTRAR LOCK
A setting preventing unauthorised transfer.
AUTH CODE OR EPP CODE
The authorisation code required to transfer a domain between registrars.
REDEMPTION PERIOD
The stage after expiry where a domain can still be recovered, at higher cost.
WHOIS
The record of registration details, subject to privacy settings.
