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New generic extensionSince 2013

.center domain registration

The extension of centers: a training, cultural or service center, for anyone who wants to say people come to them in one place that has what they need.

Score card

.center in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
3 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .center

The word center means the place people go to for a service, for learning or for shopping. .center entered the internet’s root in 2013 and is run by Binky Moon, LLC; it is a familiar word in the names of organizations around the world, from training centers to shopping centers.

.center suits training and language centers, cultural centers, service and repair centers, and any body that introduces itself with the word “center.” At tadrib-zarqa.center, a young person in Zarqa knows where to train. It tells visitors there’s a real place behind the site that they can visit, with people waiting for them.

Mind the spelling: British English writes it centre, so some of your visitors may type it that way and not reach you. With us the first year comes with an offer, and the renewal costs clearly more, so count on it before you start. If your visitors are in Jordan, put your city’s name in the name, so they know the center is near them.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
December 12, 2013
Name’s origin
center
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .center the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .center says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A training or language center

    Excellent · The first choice

    Students look for a “center,” and the name tells them they’ve found it: courses, dates and sign-up at one address.

    Register it with.center.academy

  • A cultural center

    Excellent · The first choice

    For evenings, exhibitions and workshops, under a name that says you’re a place where people gather.

    Register it with.center.org

  • A repair or service center

    Good · A good fit

    Customers know there’s a place to go to; register .com for anyone who searches by name alone.

    Register it with.center.com

  • A center serving Amman

    Good · A good fit with .com

    The city’s name before .center tells your visitors you’re close to them; .com is for those who type it out of habit.

    Register it with.com.center

  • A medical or imaging center

    Good · A good fit

    The name is clear, but .clinic says at first sight you’re a place of care.

    Register it with.clinic.center

  • A blog or personal site

    Consider another · Consider .me

    A center is a place people go to; your personal site needs a name that says it’s you.

    Register it with.me.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • A real place behind the name

    Tells visitors you have premises they can visit, not just a page.

  • Email that introduces the center

    info@tadrib-zarqa.center says who sent the message before its reader opens it.

  • The organization’s name as it is

    Many organizations are called “such-and-such center,” so the address matches the sign.

  • A cheaper start

    The first year comes with an offer, then renewals at the regular price.

And where its value shows

On the center’s front

The address under the same name.

In course ads

The reader knows where to sign up.

On a trainee’s certificate

An address to come back to years later.

On maps

The center’s link beside its location.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A familiar word in organizations’ names
  • 02Says there’s a place to visit behind the site
  • 03A first-year offer
  • 04Short names are easier to find in it than in .com
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01British English spells it centre, so it may be mistyped
  • 02Renewal costs clearly more than the first year
  • 03Less familiar than .com
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .center

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Activity and town before .centertadrib-zarqa.center says what you offer and where, so no one confuses you with another center.
  2. 2Don’t repeat the word center in the namemarkaz-tadrib.center says the word twice; the extension already says it for you.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .center

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Contact support

  • $17 for the first year with an offer, then $46 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .center has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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