What is the difference between a egistrar a egistry and a egistrant?
The difference between a registrar, a registry and a registrant is similar to the difference between a wholesaler, a retailer and a consumer. A registry is the central storehouse and controlling body of domain names. There is a registry for each extension or group of extensions. For instance, VeriSign Global Registry is the organization that controls all .COM/.NET domain names, and the .IN registry controls all .in names. A registrar interacts with the registry to complete the reregistration process for the individual or organization who wishes to acquire a domain name. The individual or organization who registers a domain name is called the registrant.
