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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
blackfriday November 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202311-en [CSV, 9.0 KB]
blackfriday November 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202311-en [CSV, 945 bytes]
blackfriday October 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202310-en [CSV, 8.7 KB]
blackfriday October 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202310-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
blackfriday September 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202309-en [CSV, 8.4 KB]
blackfriday September 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202309-en [CSV, 895 bytes]
blackfriday August 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202308-en [CSV, 7.7 KB]
blackfriday August 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202308-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
blackfriday July 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202307-en [CSV, 26.9 KB]
blackfriday July 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202307-en [CSV, 932 bytes]
blackfriday June 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202306-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday June 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202306-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
blackfriday May 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202305-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday May 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202305-en [CSV, 934 bytes]
blackfriday April 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202304-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday April 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202304-en [CSV, 934 bytes]
blackfriday March 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202303-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday March 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202303-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
blackfriday February 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202302-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday February 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202302-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
blackfriday January 2023 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202301-en [CSV, 26.8 KB]
blackfriday January 2023 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202301-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
blackfriday December 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202212-en [CSV, 25.0 KB]
blackfriday December 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202212-en [CSV, 935 bytes]
blackfriday November 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202211-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday November 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202211-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
blackfriday October 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202210-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday October 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202210-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
blackfriday September 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202209-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday September 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202209-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
blackfriday August 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202208-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday August 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202208-en [CSV, 931 bytes]
blackfriday July 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202207-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday July 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202207-en [CSV, 932 bytes]
blackfriday June 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202206-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday June 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202206-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
blackfriday May 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202205-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday May 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202205-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
blackfriday April 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202204-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
blackfriday April 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202204-en [CSV, 930 bytes]
blackfriday March 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202203-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday March 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202203-en [CSV, 928 bytes]
blackfriday February 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202202-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday February 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202202-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
blackfriday January 2022 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202201-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday January 2022 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202201-en [CSV, 933 bytes]
blackfriday December 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202112-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday December 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202112-en [CSV, 931 bytes]
blackfriday November 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202111-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday November 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202111-en [CSV, 934 bytes]
blackfriday October 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202110-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday October 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202110-en [CSV, 934 bytes]
blackfriday September 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202109-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday September 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202109-en [CSV, 932 bytes]
blackfriday August 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202108-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday August 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202108-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday July 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202107-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday July 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202107-en [CSV, 963 bytes]
blackfriday June 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202106-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday June 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202106-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday May 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202105-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday May 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202105-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday April 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202104-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday April 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202104-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday March 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202103-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday March 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202103-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday February 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202102-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday February 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202102-en [CSV, 953 bytes]
blackfriday January 2021 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202101-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday January 2021 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202101-en [CSV, 949 bytes]
blackfriday December 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202012-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday December 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202012-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday November 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202011-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday November 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202011-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday October 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202010-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday October 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202010-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday September 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202009-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday September 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202009-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday August 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202008-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday August 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202008-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday July 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202007-en [CSV, 23.0 KB]
blackfriday July 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202007-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday June 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202006-en [CSV, 23.0 KB]
blackfriday June 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202006-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday May 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202005-en [CSV, 23.0 KB]
blackfriday May 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202005-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday April 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202004-en [CSV, 22.8 KB]
blackfriday April 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202004-en [CSV, 953 bytes]
blackfriday March 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202003-en [CSV, 22.8 KB]
blackfriday March 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202003-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday February 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202002-en [CSV, 22.7 KB]
blackfriday February 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202002-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday January 2020 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-202001-en [CSV, 23.5 KB]
blackfriday January 2020 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-202001-en [CSV, 953 bytes]
blackfriday December 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201912-en [CSV, 23.4 KB]
blackfriday December 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201912-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday November 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201911-en [CSV, 23.3 KB]
blackfriday November 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201911-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday October 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201910-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday October 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201910-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday September 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201909-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday September 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201909-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday August 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201908-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday August 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201908-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday July 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201907-en [CSV, 23.2 KB]
blackfriday July 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201907-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday June 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201906-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday June 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201906-en [CSV, 960 bytes]
blackfriday May 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201905-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
blackfriday May 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201905-en [CSV, 963 bytes]
blackfriday April 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201904-en [CSV, 23.0 KB]
blackfriday April 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201904-en [CSV, 969 bytes]
blackfriday March 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201903-en [CSV, 22.9 KB]
blackfriday March 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201903-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday February 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201902-en [CSV, 22.7 KB]
blackfriday February 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201902-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday January 2019 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201901-en [CSV, 22.4 KB]
blackfriday January 2019 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201901-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday December 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201812-en [CSV, 22.4 KB]
blackfriday December 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201812-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday November 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201811-en [CSV, 22.3 KB]
blackfriday November 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201811-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday October 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201810-en [CSV, 22.3 KB]
blackfriday October 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201810-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday September 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201809-en [CSV, 22.1 KB]
blackfriday September 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201809-en [CSV, 962 bytes]
blackfriday August 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201808-en [CSV, 22.0 KB]
blackfriday August 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201808-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday July 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201807-en [CSV, 21.9 KB]
blackfriday July 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201807-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday June 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201806-en [CSV, 21.6 KB]
blackfriday June 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201806-en [CSV, 961 bytes]
blackfriday May 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201805-en [CSV, 21.5 KB]
blackfriday May 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201805-en [CSV, 961 bytes]
blackfriday April 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201804-en [CSV, 21.4 KB]
blackfriday April 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201804-en [CSV, 966 bytes]
blackfriday March 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201803-en [CSV, 21.3 KB]
blackfriday March 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201803-en [CSV, 960 bytes]
blackfriday February 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201802-en [CSV, 21.1 KB]
blackfriday February 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201802-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday January 2018 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201801-en [CSV, 21.1 KB]
blackfriday January 2018 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201801-en [CSV, 953 bytes]
blackfriday December 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201712-en [CSV, 21.1 KB]
blackfriday December 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201712-en [CSV, 950 bytes]
blackfriday November 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201711-en [CSV, 20.9 KB]
blackfriday November 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201711-en [CSV, 949 bytes]
blackfriday October 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201710-en [CSV, 20.7 KB]
blackfriday October 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201710-en [CSV, 947 bytes]
blackfriday September 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201709-en [CSV, 20.7 KB]
blackfriday September 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201709-en [CSV, 947 bytes]
blackfriday August 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201708-en [CSV, 20.4 KB]
blackfriday August 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201708-en [CSV, 925 bytes]
blackfriday July 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201707-en [CSV, 20.3 KB]
blackfriday July 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201707-en [CSV, 922 bytes]
blackfriday June 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201706-en [CSV, 20.1 KB]
blackfriday June 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201706-en [CSV, 944 bytes]
blackfriday May 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201705-en [CSV, 20.0 KB]
blackfriday May 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201705-en [CSV, 952 bytes]
blackfriday April 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201704-en [CSV, 8.2 KB]
blackfriday April 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201704-en [CSV, 954 bytes]
blackfriday March 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201703-en [CSV, 20.0 KB]
blackfriday March 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201703-en [CSV, 958 bytes]
blackfriday February 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201702-en [CSV, 20.0 KB]
blackfriday February 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201702-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday January 2017 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201701-en [CSV, 19.8 KB]
blackfriday January 2017 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201701-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday December 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201612-en [CSV, 19.8 KB]
blackfriday December 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201612-en [CSV, 960 bytes]
blackfriday November 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201611-en [CSV, 19.7 KB]
blackfriday November 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201611-en [CSV, 973 bytes]
blackfriday October 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201610-en [CSV, 19.4 KB]
blackfriday October 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201610-en [CSV, 973 bytes]
blackfriday September 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201609-en [CSV, 19.4 KB]
blackfriday September 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201609-en [CSV, 972 bytes]
blackfriday August 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201608-en [CSV, 19.4 KB]
blackfriday August 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201608-en [CSV, 966 bytes]
blackfriday July 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201607-en [CSV, 19.2 KB]
blackfriday July 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201607-en [CSV, 967 bytes]
blackfriday June 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201606-en [CSV, 19.0 KB]
blackfriday June 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201606-en [CSV, 959 bytes]
blackfriday May 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201605-en [CSV, 18.9 KB]
blackfriday May 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201605-en [CSV, 964 bytes]
blackfriday April 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201604-en [CSV, 18.8 KB]
blackfriday April 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201604-en [CSV, 961 bytes]
blackfriday March 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201603-en [CSV, 7.2 KB]
blackfriday March 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201603-en [CSV, 955 bytes]
blackfriday February 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201602-en [CSV, 7.0 KB]
blackfriday February 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201602-en [CSV, 960 bytes]
blackfriday January 2016 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201601-en [CSV, 6.9 KB]
blackfriday January 2016 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201601-en [CSV, 929 bytes]
blackfriday December 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201512-en [CSV, 6.9 KB]
blackfriday December 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201512-en [CSV, 926 bytes]
blackfriday November 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201511-en [CSV, 6.9 KB]
blackfriday November 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201511-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday October 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201510-en [CSV, 6.5 KB]
blackfriday October 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201510-en [CSV, 956 bytes]
blackfriday September 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201509-en [CSV, 6.4 KB]
blackfriday September 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201509-en [CSV, 951 bytes]
blackfriday August 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201508-en [CSV, 6.4 KB]
blackfriday August 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201508-en [CSV, 948 bytes]
blackfriday July 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201507-en [CSV, 6.3 KB]
blackfriday July 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201507-en [CSV, 957 bytes]
blackfriday June 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201506-en [CSV, 6.2 KB]
blackfriday June 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201506-en [CSV, 970 bytes]
blackfriday May 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201505-en [CSV, 6.0 KB]
blackfriday May 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201505-en [CSV, 947 bytes]
blackfriday April 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201504-en [CSV, 6.0 KB]
blackfriday April 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201504-en [CSV, 921 bytes]
blackfriday March 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201503-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
blackfriday March 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201503-en [CSV, 919 bytes]
blackfriday February 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201502-en [CSV, 5.8 KB]
blackfriday February 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201502-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
blackfriday January 2015 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201501-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
blackfriday January 2015 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201501-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
blackfriday December 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201412-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
blackfriday December 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201412-en [CSV, 912 bytes]
blackfriday November 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201411-en [CSV, 5.5 KB]
blackfriday November 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201411-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
blackfriday October 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201410-en [CSV, 5.2 KB]
blackfriday October 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201410-en [CSV, 910 bytes]
blackfriday September 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201409-en [CSV, 4.5 KB]
blackfriday September 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201409-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
blackfriday August 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201408-en [CSV, 4.1 KB]
blackfriday August 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201408-en [CSV, 902 bytes]
blackfriday July 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201407-en [CSV, 4.0 KB]
blackfriday July 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201407-en [CSV, 904 bytes]
blackfriday June 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201406-en [CSV, 6.3 KB]
blackfriday June 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201406-en [CSV, 901 bytes]
blackfriday May 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201405-en [CSV, 6.0 KB]
blackfriday May 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201405-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
blackfriday April 2014 Transactions Report blackfriday-transactions-201404-en [CSV, 5.7 KB]
blackfriday April 2014 Activity Report blackfriday-activity-201404-en [CSV, 908 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."