---
id: "replacement-string"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "replacement string"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/replacement-string/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/cadena-caracteres-reemplazo/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/ersatz-string/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/chaine-remplacement/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/stringa-sostitutiva/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/string-substituicao/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/zameshchayushchaya-stroka/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/tihuan-zifuchuan/"
---

# replacement string

A backup string that an applicant in the 2026 round may name in its application. In a short period after Reveal Day the applicant can switch to it, for example to avoid competing with others for the same string. The switch cannot be undone.

## related terms

- [applied-for string](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applied-for-string/)
- [Reveal Day](https://tldlog.com/glossary/reveal-day/)
- [string contention](https://tldlog.com/glossary/string-contention/)
- [2026 Round](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/)
- [.brand](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-tld/)