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registrar

registrar

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A company that sells and manages Internet domain names
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstrɑr/
  • Texting
translation icon : registrador de dominios
  • If users want to apply for a domain name privately, they can pay a domain registrar to enter that company's information on the Whois registry instead of a user's personal data.
  • domain registrar
  • Internet domain registrar
  • domain name registrar

So you, the registrant, pay something to the registry and a little extra to the registrar.

Examples

  • The domain registrar and name servers are all in Russia.

    Untraceable (2008)

  • You could visit the website of a domain registrar to know for certain whether the domain name you wish to utilize is free for registration.

    Blog text (25)

  • We said, well, you need a domain name registrar, you need a web host.

  • You can park the domain with your domain registrar for later development.

    Blog text (27)

  • A domain transfer must be initiated at the new registrar.

    Blog text (28)

  • Go to GoDaddy.com or any other domain name registrar and buy the best and most relevant domain name you can find.

    Blog text (28)

  • Before deciding on a domain registrar to do business with, you should definitely research their business and search for testimonials about them.

    Blog text (25)

  • Most domain name registrars do offer web hosting, and hosting your website with your registrar can make your life easier.

  • The domain registrar can give you complete information regarding the vacancy of the domain name you plan to utilize.

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  • You should choose a reliable domain registrar to ensure that your website remains accessible.

Surface Forms

registrar singular
registrars plural

Morphology

registrar = register (transparent) = register + ar

The domain/Internet sense is a modern institutional extension of 'register' referring to entities that perform registrations.

Etymology

Registrar comes from the word register, 'to write down' or 'a list', so a domain registrar is a company that records and manages the names people use on the Internet.