thin registry

A registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry that stores only technical data for each domain, such as registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar, name servers (glossary)name server A server that holds a domain's DNS records and answers lookups. Full definition of name server, status and dates, while the registrar keeps owner contacts. The .com and .net registries long worked this way. An ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN policy to make them thick was deferred in 2019, and its requirements passed to the Registration Data Policy (glossary)Registration Data Policy ICANN's policy on collecting, publishing and disclosing gTLD registration data. Full definition of Registration Data Policy on 21 August 2025, so they no longer have to switch.