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A domain is like an address to a house, it tells your internet browser where your website is. Domains that you are familiar with are Wp-relief.com and Google.com. You typically will “point” your domain to your Hosting company and therefor your server, so that when people type in your domain name, they see your website.
Related Terms: Domain Registrar, Registering a Domain
A domain registrar is a little like the zoning committee in a new city, where they make sure that the space (a domain) you want to register for is not already taken. They do the negotiation between the ICANN (domain registry) and you, so that it is easy to register a domain.
Related Terms: Domain, Registering a Domain
When you want to get a new domain or “address” for your website, you go to a domain registrar and purchase the rights to the domain name. This gives you the ability to match your domain to your website. The registrar links into an organization who is in charge of making sure that no domain name is registered to two different people at any given time. This organization is called ICANN.
Related Terms: Domain, Domain Registrar
