BTAPPA

A registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry service for moving a group of domains from one registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar to another when only part of a registrar's portfolio (glossary)portfolio A collection of domains held by one owner. Full definition of portfolio changes hands, for example after a business sale. Registrants (glossary)registrant The person or organization that holds a domain name registration. Full definition of registrant are told in advance, and the expiry dates stay the same. Each registry must have the service approved by ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN.