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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.
A '''Registry''' is the database of all domain names registered under a certain [[TLD]]. A '''registry operator''', also known as'''NIC''' or '''Network Information Center''', refers to the person(s) or entity(ies) responsible in providing registry services. These 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.


; See [[:Category:Registries|registry companies]]
; See [[:Category:Registries|registry companies]]

Revision as of 19:56, 12 March 2012

A Registry is the database of all domain names registered under a certain TLD. A registry operator, also known asNIC or Network Information Center, refers to the person(s) or entity(ies) responsible in providing registry services. These 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.

See registry companies

Registry & Registrars[edit | edit source]

Vertical Separation[edit | edit source]