---
id: "first-come-first-served"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "first come, first served"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-08T09:43:35Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/first-come-first-served/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/orden-llegada/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/first-come-first-served/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/premier-arrive-premier-servi/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/first-come-first-served/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/ordem-chegada/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/printsip-ocherednosti/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/xiandao-xiande/"
---

# first come, first served

The usual rule for giving out domain names: the first valid request the registry receives gets the name. No one checks in advance who has the better claim to it. Launch phases such as sunrise may use other methods, for example auctions among qualified applicants.

## related terms

- [registration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration/)
- [general availability](https://tldlog.com/glossary/general-availability/)
- [launch phase](https://tldlog.com/glossary/launch-phase/)
- [drop catching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop-catching/)
- [cybersquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cybersquatting/)