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id: "domain-patterns"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "domain patterns"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/motifs-noms-domaine/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/pattern-domini/"
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  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/patterny-domenov/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yuming-moshi/"
---

# domain patterns

Short codes investors use to describe the shape of a name. L means a letter, N a digit, C a consonant and V a vowel. So LLL is any three-letter name, NNNN a four-digit name and CVCV a four-letter name in the order consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel. Short patterns are scarce, which supports their prices.

## related terms

- [premium domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/premium-domain/)
- [comparable sales](https://tldlog.com/glossary/comparable-sales/)
- [brandable domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brandable-domain/)
- [portfolio](https://tldlog.com/glossary/portfolio/)