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In the [[Domain Name System]] ([[DNS]]), the term '''deletion''' refers to the removal of a [[domain name]] and its corresponding record from the [[Domain Name System]] and the designated [[registrar]]’s [[domain name]] [[database]].
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In the [[Domain Name System]] ([[DNS]]), the term '''deletion''' refers to the removal of a [[domain name]] and its corresponding record from the [[Domain Name System]] and the designated [[registrar]]’s [[domain name]] [[database]]. Once deleted, a [[domain name]] cannot be used to locate a [[website]] and will eventually be made available for others to [[register]] on a first-come, first-served basis.
   
 
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Revision as of 05:25, 19 July 2008

In the Domain Name System (DNS), the term deletion refers to the removal of a domain name and its corresponding record from the Domain Name System and the designated registrar’s domain name database. Once deleted, a domain name cannot be used to locate a website and will eventually be made available for others to register on a first-come, first-served basis.