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What is the difference between a registrant, registrar, and registry?
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What is the difference between a registrant, registrar, and registry?Solution:
If you are a domain owner you are the registrant, and you hold the legal rights to the domain name.The registrar is the company in charge of your domain, they are the ones you should contact if you need to make updates or get answers to any registration questions you may have. Name Registrars is a registrar.
The registry is the top level organization that handles a top-level domain. For example, Public Interest Registry, pir.org, is the registry that manages .org domains. The registrar contacts the registry should any questions arise regarding your domain.
