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.ruhr Monthly Registry Reports

For contractual reasons, registry Report monthly reports are withheld until three months after the end of the month to which the report relates.

Registry Month Year Report File
ruhr December 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202312-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr December 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202312-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr November 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202311-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr November 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202311-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr October 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202310-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr October 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202310-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr September 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202309-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr September 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202309-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
ruhr August 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202308-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr August 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202308-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
ruhr July 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202307-en [CSV, 6.8 KB]
ruhr July 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202307-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
ruhr June 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202306-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr June 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202306-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ruhr May 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202305-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr May 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202305-en [CSV, 912 bytes]
ruhr April 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202304-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr April 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202304-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
ruhr March 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202303-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr March 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202303-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
ruhr February 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202302-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr February 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202302-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
ruhr January 2023 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202301-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr January 2023 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202301-en [CSV, 910 bytes]
ruhr December 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202212-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr December 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202212-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
ruhr November 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202211-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr November 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202211-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
ruhr October 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202210-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr October 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202210-en [CSV, 910 bytes]
ruhr September 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202209-en [CSV, 6.7 KB]
ruhr September 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202209-en [CSV, 923 bytes]
ruhr August 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202208-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr August 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202208-en [CSV, 889 bytes]
ruhr July 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202207-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr July 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202207-en [CSV, 889 bytes]
ruhr June 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202206-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr June 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202206-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ruhr May 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202205-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr May 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202205-en [CSV, 895 bytes]
ruhr April 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202204-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr April 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202204-en [CSV, 896 bytes]
ruhr March 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202203-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr March 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202203-en [CSV, 896 bytes]
ruhr February 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202202-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr February 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202202-en [CSV, 901 bytes]
ruhr January 2022 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202201-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr January 2022 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202201-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr December 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202112-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr December 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202112-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr November 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202111-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr November 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202111-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr October 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202110-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr October 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202110-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr September 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202109-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr September 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202109-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ruhr August 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202108-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr August 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202108-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr July 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202107-en [CSV, 6.1 KB]
ruhr July 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202107-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr June 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202106-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr June 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202106-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr May 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202105-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr May 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202105-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ruhr April 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202104-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr April 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202104-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr March 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202103-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr March 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202103-en [CSV, 894 bytes]
ruhr February 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202102-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr February 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202102-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr January 2021 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202101-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr January 2021 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202101-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr December 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202012-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr December 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202012-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr November 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202011-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr November 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202011-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr October 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202010-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr October 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202010-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr September 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202009-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr September 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202009-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr August 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202008-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr August 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202008-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr July 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202007-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr July 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202007-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr June 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202006-en [CSV, 6.0 KB]
ruhr June 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202006-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr May 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202005-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr May 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202005-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr April 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202004-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr April 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202004-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ruhr March 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202003-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr March 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202003-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr February 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202002-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr February 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202002-en [CSV, 889 bytes]
ruhr January 2020 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-202001-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr January 2020 Activity Report ruhr-activity-202001-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr December 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201912-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr December 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201912-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr November 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201911-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr November 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201911-en [CSV, 890 bytes]
ruhr October 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201910-en [CSV, 5.9 KB]
ruhr October 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201910-en [CSV, 889 bytes]
ruhr September 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201909-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr September 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201909-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
ruhr August 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201908-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr August 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201908-en [CSV, 885 bytes]
ruhr July 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201907-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr July 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201907-en [CSV, 886 bytes]
ruhr June 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201906-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr June 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201906-en [CSV, 882 bytes]
ruhr May 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201905-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr May 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201905-en [CSV, 889 bytes]
ruhr April 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201904-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr April 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201904-en [CSV, 882 bytes]
ruhr March 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201903-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr March 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201903-en [CSV, 884 bytes]
ruhr February 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201902-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr February 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201902-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ruhr January 2019 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201901-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr January 2019 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201901-en [CSV, 885 bytes]
ruhr December 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201812-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr December 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201812-en [CSV, 879 bytes]
ruhr November 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201811-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr November 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201811-en [CSV, 882 bytes]
ruhr October 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201810-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr October 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201810-en [CSV, 879 bytes]
ruhr September 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201809-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr September 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201809-en [CSV, 884 bytes]
ruhr August 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201808-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr August 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201808-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ruhr July 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201807-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr July 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201807-en [CSV, 883 bytes]
ruhr June 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201806-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr June 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201806-en [CSV, 879 bytes]
ruhr May 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201805-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr May 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201805-en [CSV, 882 bytes]
ruhr April 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201804-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr April 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201804-en [CSV, 883 bytes]
ruhr March 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201803-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr March 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201803-en [CSV, 883 bytes]
ruhr February 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201802-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr February 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201802-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ruhr January 2018 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201801-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr January 2018 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201801-en [CSV, 879 bytes]
ruhr December 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201712-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr December 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201712-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
ruhr November 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201711-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr November 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201711-en [CSV, 882 bytes]
ruhr October 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201710-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr October 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201710-en [CSV, 879 bytes]
ruhr September 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201709-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr September 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201709-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ruhr August 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201708-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
ruhr August 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201708-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ruhr July 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201707-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr July 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201707-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr June 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201706-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr June 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201706-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr May 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201705-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr May 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201705-en [CSV, 924 bytes]
ruhr April 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201704-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr April 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201704-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr March 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201703-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr March 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201703-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr February 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201702-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr February 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201702-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr January 2017 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201701-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr January 2017 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201701-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr December 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201612-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr December 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201612-en [CSV, 923 bytes]
ruhr November 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201611-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr November 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201611-en [CSV, 924 bytes]
ruhr October 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201610-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr October 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201610-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr September 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201609-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr September 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201609-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
ruhr August 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201608-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr August 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201608-en [CSV, 922 bytes]
ruhr July 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201607-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr July 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201607-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr June 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201606-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ruhr June 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201606-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
ruhr May 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201605-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ruhr May 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201605-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr April 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201604-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ruhr April 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201604-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
ruhr March 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201603-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ruhr March 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201603-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
ruhr February 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201602-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ruhr February 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201602-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr January 2016 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201601-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr January 2016 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201601-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
ruhr December 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201512-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr December 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201512-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr November 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201511-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr November 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201511-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr October 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201510-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr October 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201510-en [CSV, 936 bytes]
ruhr September 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201509-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr September 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201509-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
ruhr August 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201508-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr August 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201508-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr July 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201507-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr July 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201507-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
ruhr June 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201506-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr June 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201506-en [CSV, 927 bytes]
ruhr May 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201505-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr May 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201505-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
ruhr April 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201504-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr April 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201504-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
ruhr March 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201503-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
ruhr March 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201503-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
ruhr February 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201502-en [CSV, 5.4 KB]
ruhr February 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201502-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr January 2015 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201501-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr January 2015 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201501-en [CSV, 920 bytes]
ruhr December 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201412-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr December 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201412-en [CSV, 919 bytes]
ruhr November 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201411-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
ruhr November 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201411-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
ruhr October 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201410-en [CSV, 5.4 KB]
ruhr October 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201410-en [CSV, 922 bytes]
ruhr September 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201409-en [CSV, 5.4 KB]
ruhr September 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201409-en [CSV, 923 bytes]
ruhr August 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201408-en [CSV, 5.4 KB]
ruhr August 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201408-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
ruhr July 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201407-en [CSV, 5.3 KB]
ruhr July 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201407-en [CSV, 918 bytes]
ruhr June 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201406-en [CSV, 5.3 KB]
ruhr June 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201406-en [CSV, 921 bytes]
ruhr May 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201405-en [CSV, 5.2 KB]
ruhr May 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201405-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
ruhr April 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201404-en [CSV, 4.9 KB]
ruhr April 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201404-en [CSV, 919 bytes]
ruhr March 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201403-en [CSV, 4.7 KB]
ruhr March 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201403-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
ruhr February 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201402-en [CSV, 4.2 KB]
ruhr February 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201402-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
ruhr January 2014 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201401-en [CSV, 3.6 KB]
ruhr January 2014 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201401-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ruhr December 2013 Transactions Report ruhr-transactions-201312-en [CSV, 996 bytes]
ruhr December 2013 Activity Report ruhr-activity-201312-en [CSV, 893 bytes]
Domain Name System
Internationalized Domain Name ,IDN,"IDNs are domain names that include characters used in the local representation of languages that are not written with the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet ""a-z"". An IDN can contain Latin letters with diacritical marks, as required by many European languages, or may consist of characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese. Many languages also use other types of digits than the European ""0-9"". The basic Latin alphabet together with the European-Arabic digits are, for the purpose of domain names, termed ""ASCII characters"" (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange). These are also included in the broader range of ""Unicode characters"" that provides the basis for IDNs. The ""hostname rule"" requires that all domain names of the type under consideration here are stored in the DNS using only the ASCII characters listed above, with the one further addition of the hyphen ""-"". The Unicode form of an IDN therefore requires special encoding before it is entered into the DNS. The following terminology is used when distinguishing between these forms: A domain name consists of a series of ""labels"" (separated by ""dots""). The ASCII form of an IDN label is termed an ""A-label"". All operations defined in the DNS protocol use A-labels exclusively. The Unicode form, which a user expects to be displayed, is termed a ""U-label"". The difference may be illustrated with the Hindi word for ""test"" — परीका — appearing here as a U-label would (in the Devanagari script). A special form of ""ASCII compatible encoding"" (abbreviated ACE) is applied to this to produce the corresponding A-label: xn--11b5bs1di. A domain name that only includes ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens is termed an ""LDH label"". Although the definitions of A-labels and LDH-labels overlap, a name consisting exclusively of LDH labels, such as""icann.org"" is not an IDN."