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id: "cctld-manager"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "ccTLD manager"
language: "en"
category: "Industry roles and organizations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld-manager/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/administrador-cctld/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/cctld-manager/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/gestionnaire-cctld/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/gestore-cctld/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/gerente-cctld/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/administrator-cctld/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/cctld-guanli-jigou/"
---

# ccTLD manager

The organization responsible for running a country code top-level domain, such as .uk or .mx. It may be a government agency, a nonprofit, a company or a university. Each ccTLD manager sets its own local rules, which often differ from ICANN gTLD rules.

## related terms

- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [ccNSO](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ccnso/)
- [registry operator](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-operator/)
- [CENTR](https://tldlog.com/glossary/centr/)