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id: "community-priority-evaluation"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "CPE"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# CPE

Community Priority Evaluation

A review that a community applicant can ask for when other applicants want the same string. An independent panel scores the application against set criteria. If it scores high enough, the community application wins and no auction is held.

## related terms

- [community TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/community-tld/)
- [string contention](https://tldlog.com/glossary/string-contention/)
- [auction of last resort](https://tldlog.com/glossary/auction-of-last-resort/)
- [applicant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant/)
- [objection (new gTLD)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-objection/)