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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
enterprises November 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202311-en [CSV, 282.3 KB]
enterprises November 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202311-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202310-en [CSV, 237.2 KB]
enterprises October 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202310-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202309-en [CSV, 60.9 KB]
enterprises September 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202309-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises August 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202308-en [CSV, 60.7 KB]
enterprises August 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202308-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202307-en [CSV, 60.5 KB]
enterprises July 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202307-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202306-en [CSV, 60.5 KB]
enterprises June 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202306-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202305-en [CSV, 60.3 KB]
enterprises May 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202305-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202304-en [CSV, 60.3 KB]
enterprises April 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202304-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202303-en [CSV, 59.8 KB]
enterprises March 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202303-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises February 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202302-en [CSV, 59.8 KB]
enterprises February 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202302-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2023 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202301-en [CSV, 59.6 KB]
enterprises January 2023 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202301-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises December 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202212-en [CSV, 59.6 KB]
enterprises December 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202212-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises November 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202211-en [CSV, 58.7 KB]
enterprises November 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202211-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202210-en [CSV, 58.7 KB]
enterprises October 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202210-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202209-en [CSV, 58.9 KB]
enterprises September 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202209-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises August 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202208-en [CSV, 58.9 KB]
enterprises August 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202208-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202207-en [CSV, 58.5 KB]
enterprises July 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202207-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202206-en [CSV, 58.6 KB]
enterprises June 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202206-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202205-en [CSV, 57.7 KB]
enterprises May 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202205-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202204-en [CSV, 57.3 KB]
enterprises April 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202204-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202203-en [CSV, 57.0 KB]
enterprises March 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202203-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises February 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202202-en [CSV, 56.4 KB]
enterprises February 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202202-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises January 2022 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202201-en [CSV, 55.7 KB]
enterprises January 2022 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202201-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises December 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202112-en [CSV, 55.3 KB]
enterprises December 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202112-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises November 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202111-en [CSV, 53.3 KB]
enterprises November 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202111-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202110-en [CSV, 47.7 KB]
enterprises October 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202110-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202109-en [CSV, 43.2 KB]
enterprises September 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202109-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises August 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202108-en [CSV, 43.4 KB]
enterprises August 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202108-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202107-en [CSV, 42.7 KB]
enterprises July 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202107-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises June 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202106-en [CSV, 44.7 KB]
enterprises June 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202106-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises May 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202105-en [CSV, 44.7 KB]
enterprises May 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202105-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises April 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202104-en [CSV, 44.7 KB]
enterprises April 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202104-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises March 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202103-en [CSV, 44.7 KB]
enterprises March 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202103-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises February 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202102-en [CSV, 44.2 KB]
enterprises February 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202102-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2021 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202101-en [CSV, 43.7 KB]
enterprises January 2021 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202101-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises December 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202012-en [CSV, 43.5 KB]
enterprises December 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202012-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises November 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202011-en [CSV, 43.5 KB]
enterprises November 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202011-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises October 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202010-en [CSV, 43.5 KB]
enterprises October 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202010-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises September 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202009-en [CSV, 43.2 KB]
enterprises September 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202009-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises August 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202008-en [CSV, 43.2 KB]
enterprises August 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202008-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises July 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202007-en [CSV, 43.2 KB]
enterprises July 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202007-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises June 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202006-en [CSV, 43.2 KB]
enterprises June 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202006-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises May 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202005-en [CSV, 42.6 KB]
enterprises May 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202005-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises April 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202004-en [CSV, 42.6 KB]
enterprises April 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202004-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises March 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202003-en [CSV, 42.3 KB]
enterprises March 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202003-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises February 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202002-en [CSV, 42.3 KB]
enterprises February 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202002-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2020 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-202001-en [CSV, 42.1 KB]
enterprises January 2020 Activity Report enterprises-activity-202001-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises December 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201912-en [CSV, 42.1 KB]
enterprises December 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201912-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises November 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201911-en [CSV, 42.1 KB]
enterprises November 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201911-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises October 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201910-en [CSV, 39.6 KB]
enterprises October 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201910-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises September 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201909-en [CSV, 39.6 KB]
enterprises September 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201909-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises August 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201908-en [CSV, 39.4 KB]
enterprises August 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201908-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201907-en [CSV, 39.2 KB]
enterprises July 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201907-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises June 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201906-en [CSV, 39.0 KB]
enterprises June 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201906-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises May 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201905-en [CSV, 39.0 KB]
enterprises May 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201905-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises April 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201904-en [CSV, 38.9 KB]
enterprises April 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201904-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises March 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201903-en [CSV, 38.9 KB]
enterprises March 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201903-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises February 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201902-en [CSV, 38.6 KB]
enterprises February 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201902-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2019 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201901-en [CSV, 38.3 KB]
enterprises January 2019 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201901-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises December 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201812-en [CSV, 38.1 KB]
enterprises December 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201812-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises November 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201811-en [CSV, 38.1 KB]
enterprises November 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201811-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises October 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201810-en [CSV, 37.7 KB]
enterprises October 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201810-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises September 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201809-en [CSV, 37.5 KB]
enterprises September 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201809-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises August 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201808-en [CSV, 37.3 KB]
enterprises August 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201808-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises July 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201807-en [CSV, 37.4 KB]
enterprises July 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201807-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises June 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201806-en [CSV, 36.6 KB]
enterprises June 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201806-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises May 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201805-en [CSV, 36.4 KB]
enterprises May 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201805-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises April 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201804-en [CSV, 36.3 KB]
enterprises April 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201804-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises March 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201803-en [CSV, 36.3 KB]
enterprises March 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201803-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises February 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201802-en [CSV, 35.9 KB]
enterprises February 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201802-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2018 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201801-en [CSV, 35.7 KB]
enterprises January 2018 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201801-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises December 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201712-en [CSV, 35.5 KB]
enterprises December 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201712-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises November 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201711-en [CSV, 35.4 KB]
enterprises November 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201711-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises October 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201710-en [CSV, 35.2 KB]
enterprises October 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201710-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises September 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201709-en [CSV, 35.2 KB]
enterprises September 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201709-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises August 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201708-en [CSV, 34.8 KB]
enterprises August 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201708-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201707-en [CSV, 34.3 KB]
enterprises July 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201707-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201706-en [CSV, 34.3 KB]
enterprises June 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201706-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201705-en [CSV, 34.4 KB]
enterprises May 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201705-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201704-en [CSV, 34.1 KB]
enterprises April 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201704-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201703-en [CSV, 33.9 KB]
enterprises March 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201703-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises February 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201702-en [CSV, 31.9 KB]
enterprises February 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201702-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises January 2017 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201701-en [CSV, 31.6 KB]
enterprises January 2017 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201701-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises December 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201612-en [CSV, 31.4 KB]
enterprises December 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201612-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises November 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201611-en [CSV, 31.4 KB]
enterprises November 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201611-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201610-en [CSV, 30.5 KB]
enterprises October 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201610-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201609-en [CSV, 30.1 KB]
enterprises September 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201609-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises August 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201608-en [CSV, 29.8 KB]
enterprises August 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201608-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201607-en [CSV, 29.4 KB]
enterprises July 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201607-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201606-en [CSV, 29.4 KB]
enterprises June 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201606-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201605-en [CSV, 26.0 KB]
enterprises May 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201605-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201604-en [CSV, 25.7 KB]
enterprises April 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201604-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201603-en [CSV, 25.3 KB]
enterprises March 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201603-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises February 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201602-en [CSV, 24.9 KB]
enterprises February 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201602-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises January 2016 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201601-en [CSV, 24.9 KB]
enterprises January 2016 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201601-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises December 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201512-en [CSV, 24.9 KB]
enterprises December 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201512-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises November 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201511-en [CSV, 24.8 KB]
enterprises November 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201511-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201510-en [CSV, 24.2 KB]
enterprises October 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201510-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201509-en [CSV, 23.7 KB]
enterprises September 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201509-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises August 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201508-en [CSV, 23.7 KB]
enterprises August 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201508-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201507-en [CSV, 23.5 KB]
enterprises July 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201507-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201506-en [CSV, 23.1 KB]
enterprises June 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201506-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201505-en [CSV, 22.8 KB]
enterprises May 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201505-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201504-en [CSV, 22.8 KB]
enterprises April 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201504-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201503-en [CSV, 22.3 KB]
enterprises March 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201503-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises February 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201502-en [CSV, 21.7 KB]
enterprises February 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201502-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises January 2015 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201501-en [CSV, 21.7 KB]
enterprises January 2015 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201501-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises December 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201412-en [CSV, 21.1 KB]
enterprises December 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201412-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises November 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201411-en [CSV, 20.7 KB]
enterprises November 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201411-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises October 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201410-en [CSV, 20.4 KB]
enterprises October 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201410-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises September 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201409-en [CSV, 20.0 KB]
enterprises September 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201409-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises August 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201408-en [CSV, 20.0 KB]
enterprises August 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201408-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises July 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201407-en [CSV, 19.4 KB]
enterprises July 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201407-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises June 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201406-en [CSV, 18.0 KB]
enterprises June 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201406-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises May 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201405-en [CSV, 17.5 KB]
enterprises May 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201405-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises April 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201404-en [CSV, 16.8 KB]
enterprises April 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201404-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises March 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201403-en [CSV, 15.9 KB]
enterprises March 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201403-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
enterprises February 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201402-en [CSV, 15.4 KB]
enterprises February 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201402-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises January 2014 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201401-en [CSV, 13.7 KB]
enterprises January 2014 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201401-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises December 2013 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201312-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
enterprises December 2013 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201312-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
enterprises November 2013 Transactions Report enterprises-transactions-201311-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
enterprises November 2013 Activity Report enterprises-activity-201311-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
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."