The domain name investors use quite a lot of acronyms in order to describe some things as fast as possible. There are also some technical terms and it is very important to know them if you are moving into domain investing business. Take some time to learn the acronyms provided below to make your life just a little bit easier and so you don’t have to ask “What does it mean?” when speaking to other domain name investors.
The list of the most important acronyms that every domain investor has to know:
- LLL – 3 letter domain names (Example AAA)
- LLLL – 4 letter domain names (Example AAAA)
- NNN – 3 number domain names (Example 123)
- NNNN – 4 number domain names (Example 1234)
- 3L – 3 Letter
- 4L – 4 Letter
- 3N – 3 Number
- 4N – 4 Number
- CVCV – consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel (Example: NASA)
- VCVC – vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant (Example ANAS)
- ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- DNS – Domain Name System
- URL – Uniform Resource Locator
- TLD – Top Level Domain
- gTLD – Generic Top Level Domain
- New gTLD – New Generic Top Level Domain
- ccTLD – Country Code Top Level Domain
- IDN – Internationalized Domain Name
- WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization
- NAF – National Arbitration Forum
- USPTO – United States Patent and Trademark Office
- UDRP – Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
- URS – Uniform Rapid Suspension
- RDNH – Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
- RAA – Registrar Accreditation Agreement
- TDRP – Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy
- NP – NamePros
- DBR – Domain Boardroom
- DNF – DNForum
- BIN – Buy It Now
- WTB – Want to Buy.
Now that you know all of the main acronyms, you have saved yourself some time and trouble in the future.
