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Glossary

.au second level domains: eg, www.yourbusinessname.com.au - the letters after the name and before the .au
2LD: Second Level Domain eg, www.yourbusinessname.com.au, the letters after the name and before the .au (<a href="http://www.auda.org.au/domains/">www.auda.org.au/domains/</a>)
ABN: Australian Business Number
ACCC: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (<a href="http://www.accc.gov.au">www.accc.gov.au</a>)
ACN: Australian Company Number - for more information go to <a href="http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf">www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf</a>
APTLD: Asia-Pacific Top Level Domain Association (<a href="http://www.aptld.org/">www.aptld.org/</a>)
ASIC: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (<a href="http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf">www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf</a>)
AUNIC: Australian Network Information Centre (<a href="http://www.aunic.net/">www.aunic.net/</a>)
ccTLD: Country Code Top Level Domain
Computers: Basically a database, it's a location on the internet that has the software to accept domain name queries and translate the domain names into IP addresses.
DNS: Domain Name System domain name - internet address, eg, www.yourbusinessname.com.au
domain name: internet address, eg, www.yourbusinessname.com.au
gTLD: Generic Top Level Domain hosting/webhosting - a location (a server somewhere, connected to the internet) which houses your internet address
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (<a href="http://www.icann.org/">www.icann.org/</a>)
ISP: Internet Service Provider
Registrant: Someone who holds, is applying for, or renewing, a domain name licence
Registrar: auDA-accredited companies who handle domain name licence applications and renewals. The list of auDA-accredited registrars can be found at <a href="http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/">www.auda.org.au/registrars/</a>
Registry: The database of domain names registered in each 2LD. For more information go to <a href="http://www.auda.org.au/registry/">www.auda.org.au/registry/</a>
Reseller: Non-accredited companies who handle domain name licence applications and renewals.
Transfers: Change of Registrar of Record
WHOIS: A search tool to find contact details for domain names. For more information go to <a href="http://www.auda.org.au/whois/">www.auda.org.au/whois/</a> . To use WHOIS, go to <a href="http://www.mywebname.com.au">www.mywebname.com.au</a>