---
id: "quarantine"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "quarantine"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/quarantine/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/cuarentena/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/quarantaene/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/quarantaine/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/quarantena/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/quarentena/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/karantin/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/geliqi/"
---

# quarantine

In some ccTLDs, a waiting time after a domain is canceled, during which nobody else can register it and the former holder can still take it back. In .nl it lasts 40 days. It plays a role similar to the redemption grace period in gTLDs.

## related terms

- [RGP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/redemption-grace-period/)
- [deletion](https://tldlog.com/glossary/deletion/)
- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [drop](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop/)
- [restore](https://tldlog.com/glossary/restore/)