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id: "auda"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "auDA"
language: "en"
category: "Industry roles and organizations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/auda/"
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  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/auda/"
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---

# auDA

.au Domain Administration

The not-for-profit, member-based body that manages .au, the country code domain of Australia. It sets the rules for .au names and accredits the registrars that sell them. The technical registry is run for auDA by a contracted company.

## related terms

- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [ccTLD manager](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld-manager/)
- [back-end provider](https://tldlog.com/glossary/back-end-provider/)
- [APTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/aptld/)