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A ‘WHOIS’ search tool searches across multiple registrar databases to give you registration information on domain names. A ‘WHOIS’ search result indicates registration and expiration dates as well as contact information for the registrant.

The ‘WHOIS’ record is a public record, as mandated by ICANN, the governing body that regulates the domain name registration space.

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