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.ryukyu 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
ryukyu December 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202312-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu December 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202312-en [CSV, 887 bytes]
ryukyu November 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202311-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu November 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202311-en [CSV, 869 bytes]
ryukyu October 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202310-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu October 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202310-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu September 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202309-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu September 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202309-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu August 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202308-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu August 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202308-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu July 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202307-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu July 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202307-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu June 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202306-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu June 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202306-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu May 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202305-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu May 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202305-en [CSV, 872 bytes]
ryukyu April 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202304-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu April 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202304-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu March 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202303-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu March 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202303-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu February 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202302-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu February 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202302-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu January 2023 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202301-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu January 2023 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202301-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu December 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202212-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu December 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202212-en [CSV, 869 bytes]
ryukyu November 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202211-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu November 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202211-en [CSV, 869 bytes]
ryukyu October 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202210-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu October 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202210-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu September 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202209-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu September 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202209-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu August 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202208-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu August 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202208-en [CSV, 872 bytes]
ryukyu July 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202207-en [CSV, 12.5 KB]
ryukyu July 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202207-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu June 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202206-en [CSV, 12.3 KB]
ryukyu June 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202206-en [CSV, 873 bytes]
ryukyu May 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202205-en [CSV, 12.1 KB]
ryukyu May 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202205-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu April 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202204-en [CSV, 12.1 KB]
ryukyu April 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202204-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu March 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202203-en [CSV, 12.1 KB]
ryukyu March 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202203-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu February 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202202-en [CSV, 12.1 KB]
ryukyu February 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202202-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu January 2022 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202201-en [CSV, 12.1 KB]
ryukyu January 2022 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202201-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu December 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202112-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu December 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202112-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu November 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202111-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu November 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202111-en [CSV, 869 bytes]
ryukyu October 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202110-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu October 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202110-en [CSV, 871 bytes]
ryukyu September 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202109-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu September 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202109-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu August 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202108-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu August 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202108-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu July 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202107-en [CSV, 12.2 KB]
ryukyu July 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202107-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu June 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202106-en [CSV, 12.0 KB]
ryukyu June 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202106-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu May 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202105-en [CSV, 12.0 KB]
ryukyu May 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202105-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu April 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202104-en [CSV, 12.0 KB]
ryukyu April 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202104-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu March 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202103-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu March 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202103-en [CSV, 870 bytes]
ryukyu February 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202102-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu February 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202102-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu January 2021 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202101-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu January 2021 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202101-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu December 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202012-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu December 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202012-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu November 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202011-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu November 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202011-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu October 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202010-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu October 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202010-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu September 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202009-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu September 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202009-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu August 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202008-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu August 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202008-en [CSV, 862 bytes]
ryukyu July 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202007-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu July 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202007-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu June 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202006-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu June 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202006-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu May 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202005-en [CSV, 11.8 KB]
ryukyu May 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202005-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu April 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202004-en [CSV, 11.5 KB]
ryukyu April 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202004-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu March 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202003-en [CSV, 11.4 KB]
ryukyu March 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202003-en [CSV, 871 bytes]
ryukyu February 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202002-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu February 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202002-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu January 2020 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-202001-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu January 2020 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-202001-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu December 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201912-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu December 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201912-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu November 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201911-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu November 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201911-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu October 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201910-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu October 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201910-en [CSV, 870 bytes]
ryukyu September 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201909-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu September 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201909-en [CSV, 869 bytes]
ryukyu August 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201908-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu August 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201908-en [CSV, 868 bytes]
ryukyu July 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201907-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu July 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201907-en [CSV, 876 bytes]
ryukyu June 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201906-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu June 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201906-en [CSV, 874 bytes]
ryukyu May 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201905-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu May 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201905-en [CSV, 873 bytes]
ryukyu April 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201904-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu April 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201904-en [CSV, 873 bytes]
ryukyu March 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201903-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu March 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201903-en [CSV, 878 bytes]
ryukyu February 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201902-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu February 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201902-en [CSV, 875 bytes]
ryukyu January 2019 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201901-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu January 2019 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201901-en [CSV, 866 bytes]
ryukyu December 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201812-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu December 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201812-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu November 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201811-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu November 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201811-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu October 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201810-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu October 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201810-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu September 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201809-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu September 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201809-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu August 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201808-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu August 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201808-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu July 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201807-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu July 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201807-en [CSV, 860 bytes]
ryukyu June 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201806-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu June 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201806-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu May 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201805-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu May 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201805-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu April 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201804-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu April 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201804-en [CSV, 861 bytes]
ryukyu March 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201803-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu March 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201803-en [CSV, 867 bytes]
ryukyu February 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201802-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu February 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201802-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu January 2018 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201801-en [CSV, 11.0 KB]
ryukyu January 2018 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201801-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu December 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201712-en [CSV, 10.8 KB]
ryukyu December 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201712-en [CSV, 861 bytes]
ryukyu November 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201711-en [CSV, 10.7 KB]
ryukyu November 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201711-en [CSV, 862 bytes]
ryukyu October 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201710-en [CSV, 10.7 KB]
ryukyu October 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201710-en [CSV, 861 bytes]
ryukyu September 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201709-en [CSV, 10.7 KB]
ryukyu September 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201709-en [CSV, 865 bytes]
ryukyu August 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201708-en [CSV, 10.7 KB]
ryukyu August 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201708-en [CSV, 864 bytes]
ryukyu July 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201707-en [CSV, 10.5 KB]
ryukyu July 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201707-en [CSV, 863 bytes]
ryukyu June 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201706-en [CSV, 10.3 KB]
ryukyu June 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201706-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu May 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201705-en [CSV, 10.3 KB]
ryukyu May 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201705-en [CSV, 908 bytes]
ryukyu April 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201704-en [CSV, 10.3 KB]
ryukyu April 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201704-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu March 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201703-en [CSV, 10.3 KB]
ryukyu March 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201703-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu February 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201702-en [CSV, 10.3 KB]
ryukyu February 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201702-en [CSV, 909 bytes]
ryukyu January 2017 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201701-en [CSV, 10.1 KB]
ryukyu January 2017 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201701-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu December 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201612-en [CSV, 10.0 KB]
ryukyu December 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201612-en [CSV, 908 bytes]
ryukyu November 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201611-en [CSV, 10.0 KB]
ryukyu November 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201611-en [CSV, 910 bytes]
ryukyu October 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201610-en [CSV, 9.8 KB]
ryukyu October 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201610-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu September 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201609-en [CSV, 9.8 KB]
ryukyu September 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201609-en [CSV, 904 bytes]
ryukyu August 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201608-en [CSV, 9.6 KB]
ryukyu August 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201608-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu July 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201607-en [CSV, 9.6 KB]
ryukyu July 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201607-en [CSV, 905 bytes]
ryukyu June 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201606-en [CSV, 9.6 KB]
ryukyu June 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201606-en [CSV, 905 bytes]
ryukyu May 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201605-en [CSV, 9.4 KB]
ryukyu May 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201605-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu April 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201604-en [CSV, 9.4 KB]
ryukyu April 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201604-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu March 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201603-en [CSV, 9.4 KB]
ryukyu March 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201603-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu February 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201602-en [CSV, 9.1 KB]
ryukyu February 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201602-en [CSV, 905 bytes]
ryukyu January 2016 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201601-en [CSV, 9.1 KB]
ryukyu January 2016 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201601-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu December 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201512-en [CSV, 9.1 KB]
ryukyu December 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201512-en [CSV, 904 bytes]
ryukyu November 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201511-en [CSV, 8.9 KB]
ryukyu November 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201511-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu October 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201510-en [CSV, 8.9 KB]
ryukyu October 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201510-en [CSV, 909 bytes]
ryukyu September 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201509-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu September 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201509-en [CSV, 902 bytes]
ryukyu August 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201508-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu August 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201508-en [CSV, 902 bytes]
ryukyu July 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201507-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu July 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201507-en [CSV, 904 bytes]
ryukyu June 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201506-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu June 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201506-en [CSV, 901 bytes]
ryukyu May 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201505-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu May 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201505-en [CSV, 880 bytes]
ryukyu April 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201504-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu April 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201504-en [CSV, 905 bytes]
ryukyu March 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201503-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu March 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201503-en [CSV, 906 bytes]
ryukyu February 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201502-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu February 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201502-en [CSV, 904 bytes]
ryukyu January 2015 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201501-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu January 2015 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201501-en [CSV, 907 bytes]
ryukyu December 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201412-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu December 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201412-en [CSV, 900 bytes]
ryukyu November 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201411-en [CSV, 8.6 KB]
ryukyu November 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201411-en [CSV, 897 bytes]
ryukyu October 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201410-en [CSV, 8.0 KB]
ryukyu October 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201410-en [CSV, 896 bytes]
ryukyu September 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201409-en [CSV, 7.9 KB]
ryukyu September 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201409-en [CSV, 891 bytes]
ryukyu August 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201408-en [CSV, 6.3 KB]
ryukyu August 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201408-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ryukyu July 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201407-en [CSV, 5.6 KB]
ryukyu July 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201407-en [CSV, 894 bytes]
ryukyu June 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201406-en [CSV, 4.6 KB]
ryukyu June 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201406-en [CSV, 892 bytes]
ryukyu May 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201405-en [CSV, 934 bytes]
ryukyu May 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201405-en [CSV, 885 bytes]
ryukyu April 2014 Transactions Report ryukyu-transactions-201404-en [CSV, 881 bytes]
ryukyu April 2014 Activity Report ryukyu-activity-201404-en [CSV, 890 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."