---
id: "registrar-family"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "registrar family"
language: "en"
category: "Industry roles and organizations"
updated: "2026-10-10T09:09:47Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar-family/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/familia-registradores/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/registrar-familie/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/famille-bureaux-enregistrement/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/famiglia-registrar/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/familia-registradores/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/semeystvo-registratorov/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/zhuce-fuwu-jigou-jiazu/"
---

# registrar family

A group of registrar accreditations owned by the same company. ICANN's registrar contract calls such a group an Applicable Registrar Family. A company can hold several accreditations, for example after buying other registrars.

## related terms

- [registrar](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar/)
- [ICANN accreditation](https://tldlog.com/glossary/accreditation/)
- [drop catching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop-catching/)
- [ICANN fees](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-fees/)
- [RAA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/raa/)