Glossary

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Aftermarket domain

An aftermarket domain refers to a domain that has been previously purchased with the intent of listing it for resale.

Ahrefs’ Domain Rating (DR)

DR is an important SEO Metric, proprietary to Ahrefs, that indicates the quality and quantity of a website’s total backlink profile. The DR is measured on a logarithmic scale of 0 to 100.

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The Auth-Code (also known as an Authorization Code, Authorization Information Code, or Transfer Code) is a code created by a registrar to identify the domain name holder of a generic top-level domain (gTLD) operated under contract with ICANN. This code allows domain names to be transferred from one registrar to another.

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Citation Flow (CF)

It measures the amount of “link juice” that a site has and can transmit to another site.  The CF is highly correlated with the number of links a site has.

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Domain Flipping

The process of buying a domain name and selling it quickly for a profit.

Domain Name

Your website’s name, found after the ‘www.’ in the URL, and part of your email address. For example, in ‘www.odys.global’ the ‘odys.global’ is the actual domain name.

Domain Name System (DNS)

Domain Name Systems (DNS) allow a server to be found using a domain name instead of an IP address. That means when you want to access our website you can type in odys.global in your browser, instead of the IP address of our server (73.245.59.87).

Domain Name Trademark Infringement

It is trademark infringement when someone or a company uses a domain name that is protected by a trademark, thus infringing on another’s rights.

Domain Privacy

It is often provided by domain registrars as a service to hide the domain owner information from the WHOIS search results.

Domain transfer

This refers to changing the registrar of a domain name. The domain name is either transferred after the sale of the domain name, or when the buyer prefers to use the services of another registrar.

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Expired Domain

An expired domain is one that has been previously registered by an individual, business, or organization, but wasn’t renewed or was terminated. Once a domain expires, it’s available for re-registration.

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MOZ’s Domain Authority (DA)

Domain Authority (DA) is a search engine ranking score developed by Moz that measures how likely it is for a website to appear in search engine results. Domain Authority scores range from one to 100, with higher scores corresponding to greater likelihood of ranking.

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New Top-Level Domain (nTLD)

TLD stands for “Top-Level Domain” and the “n” stands for “new.” A TLD is a string of characters that observe your area name. For example, withinside the area “myawesomedomain.com” the TLD, or area extension, is .com. nTLDs are more recent to the market, and encompass extensions such as .club, .design, and .news.

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Page Authority (PA)

Page Authority (PA) is a score developed by Moz that offers recommendations on how nicely a positive web page will rank on SERP.

Premium Aged Domain

A high-value domain name that has been previously registered. They often contain valuable SEO keywords. Premium domain names have a stronger branding potential, are easier to remember, and attract more website traffic than standard domain names.

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Redemption Period

After a domain name registration expires, and after the grace period, when the previous owner can still renew the domain, but usually at a higher price.

Redirect

The action of pointing a URL that is no longer valid to a new existing URL, so that when the former is requested it automatically points to the new URL

Renewal

The process of re-registering a domain name for another year(s) to continue ownership of the domain.

Reseller

An individual agent or affiliate of a specific registrar who sells domain name services.

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Top-Level Domain (TLD

The last segment of a domain name, or the part that comes after the dot. Examples are .com, .net, .org, and .club.

Transfer

Moving a domain name from one registrar to another without giving up ownership.

Trustflow (TF)

It indicates the “trustworthiness” of a website by indicating the number of visitors it receives from linked sites.

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Universal Resource Locator (URL)

This string of numbers and symbols is located in the address bar at the top of your web browser, and it contains all of the information your computer requires to navigate to any given page, image, or document on a website.

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WHOIS

An online system that makes it possible to search a domain name’s owner information and other details such as contact information.

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