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# top-level domain name registry or TLD name registry

Definition of top-level domain name registry or TLD name registry from Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 6, point (21).

|                  |                                                     |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Defined term** | top-level domain name registry or TLD name registry |
| **Source**       | NIS2                                                |
| **Reference**    | Article 6, point (21)                               |
| **Status**       | Published                                           |
| **Refresh rule** | Regenerate after source legal-text changes          |

## Definition

> (21) top-level domain name registry or TLD name registry means an entity which has been delegated a specific TLD and is responsible for administering the TLD including the registration of domain names under the TLD and the technical operation of the TLD, including the operation of its name servers, the maintenance of its databases and the distribution of TLD zone files across name servers, irrespective of whether any of those operations are carried out by the entity itself or are outsourced, but excluding situations where TLD names are used by a registry only for its own use;

## Source

[NIS2, Article 6, point (21)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022L2555-20221227).


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