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xn--1ck2e1b 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
xn--1ck2e1b December 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202312-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202312-en [CSV, 932 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202311-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202311-en [CSV, 936 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202310-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202310-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202309-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202309-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202308-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202308-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202307-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202307-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202306-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202306-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202305-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202305-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202304-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202304-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202303-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202303-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202302-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202302-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2023 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202301-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2023 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202301-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202212-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202212-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202211-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202211-en [CSV, 919 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202210-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202210-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202209-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202209-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202208-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202208-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202207-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202207-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202206-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202206-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202205-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202205-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202204-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202204-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202203-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202203-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202202-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202202-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2022 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202201-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2022 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202201-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202112-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202112-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202111-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202111-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202110-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202110-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202109-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202109-en [CSV, 912 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202108-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202108-en [CSV, 909 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202107-en [CSV, 2.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202107-en [CSV, 910 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202106-en [CSV, 2.6 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202106-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202105-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202105-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202104-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202104-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202103-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202103-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202102-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202102-en [CSV, 911 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2021 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202101-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2021 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202101-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202012-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202012-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202011-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202011-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202010-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202010-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202009-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202009-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202008-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202008-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202007-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202007-en [CSV, 912 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202006-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202006-en [CSV, 912 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202005-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202005-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202004-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202004-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202003-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202003-en [CSV, 914 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202002-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202002-en [CSV, 917 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2020 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-202001-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2020 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-202001-en [CSV, 913 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201912-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201912-en [CSV, 915 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201911-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201911-en [CSV, 916 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201910-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201910-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201909-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201909-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201908-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201908-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201907-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201907-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201906-en [CSV, 1.8 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201906-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201905-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201905-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201904-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201904-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201903-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201903-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201902-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201902-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2019 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201901-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2019 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201901-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201812-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201812-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201811-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201811-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201810-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201810-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201809-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201809-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201808-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201808-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201807-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201807-en [CSV, 887 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201806-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201806-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201805-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201805-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201804-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201804-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201803-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201803-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201802-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201802-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2018 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201801-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2018 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201801-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201712-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201712-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201711-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201711-en [CSV, 888 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201710-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201710-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201709-en [CSV, 1.7 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201709-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201708-en [CSV, 1.6 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201708-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201707-en [CSV, 1.6 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201707-en [CSV, 1.0 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201706-en [CSV, 2.2 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201706-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201705-en [CSV, 2.2 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201705-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201704-en [CSV, 2.2 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201704-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201703-en [CSV, 2.2 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201703-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201702-en [CSV, 2.2 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201702-en [CSV, 1.1 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2017 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201701-en [CSV, 1.5 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b January 2017 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201701-en [CSV, 921 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201612-en [CSV, 1.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b December 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201612-en [CSV, 920 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201611-en [CSV, 1.4 KB]
xn--1ck2e1b November 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201611-en [CSV, 923 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201610-en [CSV, 994 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b October 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201610-en [CSV, 894 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201609-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b September 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201609-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201608-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b August 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201608-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201607-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b July 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201607-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201606-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b June 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201606-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201605-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b May 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201605-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201604-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b April 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201604-en [CSV, 896 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201603-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b March 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201603-en [CSV, 895 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2016 Transactions Report xn--1ck2e1b-transactions-201602-en [CSV, 877 bytes]
xn--1ck2e1b February 2016 Activity Report xn--1ck2e1b-activity-201602-en [CSV, 909 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."