− | The person(s) or entity(ies) responsible for providing registry services. Registry services include customer database administration, zone file publication, DNS operation, marketing and policy determination. A Registry may outsource some, all, or none of these services.
| + | A '''Registry''' is the database of all domain names registered under a certain [[TLD]]. A '''registry operator''', also called a '''NIC''' or '''network information center''', is the person(s) or entity(ies) responsible for providing registry services. Registry services include customer database administration, zone file publication, DNS operation, marketing and policy determination. A Registry may outsource some, all, or none of these services. Different registries exist for each TLD. |