deletion

Ending a domain registration (glossary)registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration before or after it expires. The registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar sends a delete request to the registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry. In gTLDs (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD the name is not freed at once: it normally passes through redemption and pending delete (glossary)pending delete The final days before a deleted domain is released, when it can no longer be saved. Full definition of pending delete first, unless it is deleted within the add grace period (glossary)add grace period A few days after registration when a registrar can delete a domain and get a credit from the registry. Full definition of add grace period. Only then can someone else register it.