---
id: "drop"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "drop"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/liberacion-dominio/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/drop/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/liberation-nom-domaine/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/drop/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/liberacao-dominio/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/osvobozhdenie-domena/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yuming-shifang/"
---

# drop

The moment a deleted domain is removed from the registry and becomes available for anyone to register again. For most gTLDs this follows the redemption and pending delete periods. Drop catching services try to register valuable names at that moment.

## related terms

- [pending delete](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pending-delete/)
- [drop catching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop-catching/)
- [backorder](https://tldlog.com/glossary/backorder/)
- [expired domain auction](https://tldlog.com/glossary/expired-domain-auction/)