- It is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases.
- That store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system, but it is also used for a wider range of other information.
- The whois database is an online repository of information associated with registered domain names.
- It stores and publicly displays domain name information. Such creation and expiration dates, the registrar of record, and its various contacts.
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