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Glossary

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Plain-English definitions of the words you keep running into while picking a brand palette.

Portmanteau

A new word made by combining parts of two existing words.

NXDOMAIN

A DNS response code that indicates a queried domain name does not exist in the zone.

DoH (DNS over HTTPS)

A protocol that performs DNS lookups over an HTTPS connection rather than plain UDP.

Premium Domain

A domain priced above the standard registration fee, typically because the registry or registrar has reserved it.

Trademark Class

A category in the Nice Classification system used to scope trademark registrations.

Common-Law Trademark

Trademark rights that arise from actual use in commerce, without federal registration.

TLD

Top-Level Domain. The final segment of a domain name, like .com, .io, or .ai.

Vowel Drop

A naming technique that removes the final vowel(s) of a word to produce a brandable spelling.