What is a Domain Registry?
A domain registry is a listing of all domain names and their IP addresses. It also acts as a registrar for new names people wish to add. When one establishes a new website, often many variants of the name wanted for one’s site are already taken. Usually, new website owners must evaluate the names used and get creative in titling their new site. Evaluating the registered names on a domain registry can help in finding a name that will be suitable to one’s personal or business Internet site. A domain registry can allow one to find names used in various countries. U.K. websites for example, often end in .uk. Should one be attempting registry with the main domain registry in the U.K., Nominet, one can try out several names to see if they have already been taken. Once one registers an acceptable domain name with Nominet, that name is held exclusively by the website owner, provided the name is re-registered each year. One usually pays about 15 US dollars (USD) per year to maintain rights to c
