---
id: "registration-term"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "registration term"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration-term/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/periodo-registro/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/registrierungszeitraum/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/duree-enregistrement/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/durata-registrazione/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/periodo-registro/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/srok-registratsii/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/zhuce-qixian/"
---

# registration term

The length of time a domain is registered for, counted in whole years in most TLDs. In gTLDs a domain can be registered or renewed for one to ten years, and the remaining term can never be more than ten years. Some ccTLDs only allow one year at a time.

## related terms

- [registration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration/)
- [renewal](https://tldlog.com/glossary/renewal/)
- [expiration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/expiration/)
- [explicit renewal](https://tldlog.com/glossary/explicit-renewal/)
- [domain life cycle](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-life-cycle/)