---
id: "backorder"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "backorder"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-08T09:41:35Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/backorder/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/solicitud-captura-backorder/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/backorder/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/backorder/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/backorder/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/backorder/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/bekorder/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yuming-yuding/"
---

# backorder

A request to try to register a domain name as soon as it is deleted and becomes free again. Backorder services watch expiring names and use drop catching to grab them. If several people backorder the same name, the service may hold an auction among them.

## related terms

- [drop catching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop-catching/)
- [drop](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop/)
- [pending delete](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pending-delete/)
- [expired domain auction](https://tldlog.com/glossary/expired-domain-auction/)