The registry is the organization that manages domain names. A registrar is a company that sells domain names and registers them with the registry.
A registrar can be a third party or an affiliate of the registry.
— A registrar is a company that manages the registration of domain names. They are also called domain name registrars.
The registry is the database of all registered domain names.
— The registry is the company that manages the domain name. The registrar is the company that sells domain names.
- Registry: (from the English Registry) It is the central database where all domain names are stored. Registrars have access to this database.
- Registrar: It is the organization that has access to the Registry and therefore performs the registration of domain names. Web Anayil is a wholesaler for one of these organizations.
- Registrant: It is the person or entity that buys a domain name, that is, the owner of a domain name.