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Head Boy · 11-25-2005, 03:16 PM

Registry - the company that has been approved by ICANN to administer the central database for a TLD. Verisign is the registry for .com and .net domains

Registrar - an ICANN approved company that is permitted to register domain names on behalf of the central registry

Registrant - The owner of the annual lease for a domain name

Registrar reseller/agent - a person that is permitted to re-sell registrations on behalf of a registrar.

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