---
id: "string-contention"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "string contention"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/string-contention/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/conflicto-cadenas/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/string-contention/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/conflit-chaines/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/conflitto-stringhe/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/contencao-strings/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/konkurentsiya-strok/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/zifuchuan-zhengyong/"
---

# string contention

The situation when two or more applicants in a new gTLD round apply for the same string, or for strings so similar they would confuse users. The applications are grouped in a contention set, and only one can go ahead.

## related terms

- [auction of last resort](https://tldlog.com/glossary/auction-of-last-resort/)
- [private auction](https://tldlog.com/glossary/private-auction/)
- [community TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/community-tld/)
- [Applicant Guidebook](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant-guidebook/)