Infrastructure
Domain Registrar
A registrar is the company you rent your web address from, and it holds the official record that the name is yours. Renting is the right word, because web addresses are leased by the year rather than owned forever. The registrar is often a completely different company from the one that hosts your actual website.
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Member lesson
The definition and sources are public. The complete practical lesson is for members.