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id: "delegation"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "delegation (TLD)"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# delegation (TLD)

The step that makes a TLD work on the internet: adding it and its name servers to the root zone. For a new gTLD, delegation happens after the Registry Agreement is signed and technical tests pass. The same word is used for pointing a domain to name servers.

## related terms

- [root zone](https://tldlog.com/glossary/root-zone/)
- [PTI](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pti/)
- [NS record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ns-record/)
- [Registry Agreement](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-agreement/)
- [delegation (DNS)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-delegation/)