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Regular copies of registration data (glossary)registration data The information kept about a domain and its owner. Full definition of registration data that a gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry or registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar must place with an independent agent. If the company fails or loses its ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN contract, the copy is released so another operator can take over and domain holders keep their names. It is not the same as payment escrow (glossary)escrow A neutral service holding payment until a domain is transferred. Full definition of escrow.