definitions

from the iahc gTLD-MoU

• "domain name system" ("dns") means the internet naming system as defined in rfc 1591;

   

• "top level domain" ("tld") means the highest level of domain name hierarchy as defined in rfc 1591;

   

• "second level domain" ("sld") means the level of domain names immediately below the tlds;

   

• "generic top level domains" ("gtlds") means the tlds ".com", ".org", ".net" as defined in rfc 1591, and those tlds established in or under the auspices of signatories to this mou;

   

• "registry" means those roles and activities involved in the administration of a tld in the domain name system, and encompasses all of the services needed for assignment and maintenance of that tld and its registrations;

   

• "registrar" means the entity which is authorized to enter and modify the second level domain (sld) data maintained by a registry, in response to requests by entities seeking to be assigned a sld;