Terms that begin with D

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• Database File
• Deactivation
• Dead Link
• Deep Linking
• Defaults
• Delegate
• Deletion
• Direct Hit
• Directory
• DNS - Domain Name System
• Domain Appraising
• Domain Host
• Domain Name
• Domain Name Dispute
• Domain Name Registration
• Domain Servers
• Domain Transfer
• Dot or "."
• Dropped Domain
• Dynamic Content

The first step in building a web site is registering a domain name. Whether you register your name with a registrar or your web host (who will register your domain name through a registrar for you) is merely a matter of convenience and preference. When a name is registered you are purchasing the right to the use of that name for the agreed amount of years at registration, usually 1-10 years. No one else may use that name with your specified extension (.com, .net) until you either let the name expire or you sell it to someone else.

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