List of prohibited terms of 12 September 2005
Domain name prohibited based on one of the following grounds:
-It is a second-level domain name that coincides with an existing first-level domain name (such as “.edu”, “.com”, “.gov”, “.mil”, “.uk”, “.fr”...) or one that has been proposed and is under review by the organisation responsible for its registration.
-It is a second-level domain name that coincides with a widely known Internet term (see attached list: Annex I).
-It is a domain name that has been prohibited by judicial order.
-It is a domain name that has been prohibited because it was previously the object of cybersquatting.
-It is a domain name that has been prohibited because it has been the subject of an out-of-court dispute procedure, a court procedure or a cancellation procedure.
-It is a domain name that has already been applied for and whose assignment has not yet been processed for technical reasons.
Annex I
List of prohibited terms that coincide with widely known Internet terms:
adsl:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A data transmission system that enables faster asymmetrical data transmission over conventional copper telephone lines.
api:
Application Program(ming) Interface.
arpanet:
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. (University Proto-Internet established in the late 1960s)
asp:
Application Service Provider. A company that provides software applications on a rental basis and remotely to multiple customers according to agreed service levels.
atm:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Broadband transmission and exchange technology.
backbone:
High-flow link or series of connecting nodes forming a main connecting axis.
bit:
Binary Digit (1 or 0). Minimum unit of information; can have two states, "0" or "1".
bluetooth:
A global wireless communication standard that enables voice and data transmission between different devices via a radio frequency link.
broadcast:
A type of communication in which a single transmission reaches every possible receiver. Address designating the general number of a sub-network, where all nodes in that sub-network receive the same signal.
byte:
Binary term (set of 8 bits). Eight bits represent a character.
b2b:
Business to Business. Electronic commerce between businesses. Describes the relationship between businesses and suppliers that use electronic tools and means to make their commercial relations more agile and efficient.
b2c:
Business to Consumer. Electronic commerce between businesses and consumers. Describes the relationship between commercial enterprises and their end customers when they use electronic tools and means to make their commercial relations more agile and efficient.
cache:
Temporary memory to speed up processes or data requests. A portion of RAM (Random Access Memory) used for temporary data storage that can be accessed very quickly.
digital-certificate:
An electronic document used by a certification authority to certify that the owner is who they claim to be.
digitalcertificate:
An electronic document used by a certification authority to certify that the owner is who they claim to be.
cgi:
Common Gateway Interface. A set of rules governing the interaction between HTTP servers.
chat:
Real-time conversation between users of a network.
electronic-commerce:
Electronic commerce.
electroniccommerce:
Electronic commerce.
electronicmail
c2c:
Consumer to Consumer. Commerce between consumers. Private transactions between consumers that may take place through the exchange of e-mails or the use of P2P technologies.
darpa:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. US Department of Defence Proto-Internet.
dhcp:
Dynamic host configuration protocol. A network protocol in which a server provides the required configuration parameters to the computers connected to the network (mask, gateway and others) and also has a mechanism for assigning IP addresses).
dns:
Domain Name System
domain:
Internet host naming system. Set of characters that identify the address of a website. Name or numerical address assigned to a computer, through which we make ourselves known on the Internet. Location of an entity on the Internet.
domains.
e-business:
Any business activity carried out through Information and Communication Technologies.
ebusiness
e-commerce:
Electronic commerce.
ecommerce
email:
Electronic mail.
enum:
A standard adopted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that uses the Domain Name System (DNS) to map telephone numbers to web addresses or URLs.
ethernet:
The most widely used method of accessing a LAN (IEE 802.3 Standard).
extranet:
Extended Intranet. Virtual private network resulting from the interconnection of two or more intranets that use the Internet to transport information between their nodes.
electronic-signature:
Serves to guarantee the integrity and authenticity of messages. They are the digital equivalent of the conventional signature.
electronicsignature:
Serves to guarantee the integrity and authenticity of messages. They are the digital equivalent of the conventional signature.
ftp:
File Transfer Protocol.
gprs:
General Packet Radio Service. A service that allows data packets to be sent over GSM networks.
gsm:
Global System Mobile communications. Global System for Mobile Communications. Digital telecommunications system mainly used for mobile telephony. The networks are compatible, so theoretically, a GSM phone can work worldwide. In the US, it operates in the 1900MHZ band and is called DCS-1900.
hosting:
The practice of hosting the websites of third parties or companies.
housing:
Hosting, connectivity, management and administration services for computer equipment.
html:
HyperText Markup Language. Language used on websites.
http:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Internet protocol.
https:
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure sockets. Secure server access via SSL.
internet:
A worldwide network of millions of interconnected computers using the TCP/IP protocol suite.
intranet:
A local network that uses Internet tools. It can be considered as a private Internet operating within an organisation. Usually, the local network is based on the Internet’s TCP/IP protocol and uses a firewall system that does not allow access from the outside.
ip:
Internet Protocol.
ipsec:
Secure Internet Protocol.
irc:
Internet Relay Chat. Internet Chat Channel. Internet Chat Distributor. A system that transmits multi-user texts via an IRC server.
isp:
Internet Service Provider. Internet Service Provider. A company that provides Internet connection services for a monthly fee.
java:
An object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Object-oriented programming language is similar to C++ but specially designed to create applications that work with the Internet. A programming language used on the Internet to add functionality to web pages, such as animation.
lan:
Local Area Network.
ldap:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
link:
Web link. Hypertext pointers used to jump from one piece of information to another.
email:
E-mail
mailserver:
E-mail server.
man:
Metropolitan Area Network. Data distribution network for a geographical area around a city. The maximum distance between the stations is 10 km.
mbone:
Multicast Backbone. A high-speed broadband network that currently allows audio and video conferencing between hundreds of remote users over multiple video and audio channels.
multicast:
Communication between a single sender and several recipients within a network. Packets with a multicast address are delivered to all recipients belonging to that group. Internet data transmission technique in which packets are sent from one point to several others simultaneously.
news:
One of the services offered by the Internet. An open discussion forum consisting of different thematic newsgroups, where anyone can write public messages and read existing ones.
ping:
Packet Internet Groper. Internet Packet Tracer. A programme used to check if a host is available. It sends and returns monitoring packets to check if the host is active.
pop3:
Post Office Protocol version 3. E-mail protocol.
postmaster:
Person responsible for ensuring that the e-mail is operational.
ppp:
Point-to-Point Protocol. Point-to-Point Protocol. Internet protocol to establish a link between two points.
p2p:
Peer to Peer sharing. Peer-to-peer sharing. File sharing between individuals without intermediate servers.
isdn:
Integrated Services Digital Network.
rfc:
Request For Comments. A series of documents started in 1967 that describe the Internet protocol suite.
rsa:
Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman (public key encryption technology).
set:
Secure Electronic Transaction.
sgml:
Standard Generalized Markup Language. A system for organising and labelling documents. (ISO standard for defining the formatting of text in a document).
slip:
Serial Line Internet Protocol. TCP/IP access protocol over serial lines (typically a modem connection over the switched telephone network).
smtp:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A text-based network protocol used to exchange e-mail messages between computers and/or different devices.
free-software:
Software without intellectual property rights.
freesoftware:
Software without intellectual property rights.
ssl:
Secure Sockets Layer (protocol designed by Netscape Communications that allows the connection to be encrypted and even guarantees the authenticity of the communicating devices).
tcp:
Transmission Control Protocol.
tcp-ip:
Transmission Control Protocol – Internet Protocol. An Internet communications standard that is widely and frequently used to ensure successful transmission.
telnet:
Tele Network. A type of connection to a Host whereby the client computer emulates a terminal so that it is configured as a virtual terminal of the server computer.
umts:
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. Third generation of multimedia and Internet-based mobile phones. Enables Internet browsing and the transfer of video, images, audio and text.
unicast:
Communication between a single sender and a single receiver in a network. Addresses of this type belong to a single network interface and packets with a unicast address are delivered to a single recipient.
uri:
Uniform Resource Identifier. Uniform Resource Identifier.
url:
Uniform Resource Locutor. Uniform Resource Locutor.
vrml:
Virtual Reality Modeling Language. A standardised file format intended for interactive three-dimensional graphics.
wan:
Wide Area Network. Any network where not all members are in the same building.
wais:
Wide Area Information Server. Powerful system capable of rapidly searching for large amounts of information on the Internet.
wap:
Wireless Application Protocol. Protocol for wireless applications. International open standard for applications using wireless communications.
web:
World Wide Web. A page-based form of presenting information on the Internet. A page can include three types of information: text, graphics and hypertext.
webmaster:
Person responsible for the maintenance of a website.
whois:
A global database that lists registered domains along with the details of their owners.
wi-fi:
Wireless Fidelity. A set of standards for wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications.
wi-fi:
Wireless Fidelity. A set of standards for wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications.
wireless:
Wireless communication system that uses electromagnetic waves, radio waves or optical means rather than physical carriers.
www:
World Wide Web. A page-based form of presenting information on the Internet. A page can include three types of information: text, graphics and hypertext.
xml:
eXtensible Markup Language.
x25:
Data transmission protocol widely used in Iberpac. It establishes virtual circuits, links and channels.
x400:
Protocol that defines the form of messages and e-mail.
x500:
OSI protocol for maintaining online directories of users and resources. It is primarily designed to restore information rather than update it. It can be used to support X.400 and other message systems but is not limited to e-mail usage. It provides a hierarchical structure that conforms to the global classification system: countries, states, cities, streets, houses, families, etc. The aim is to have a directory that can be used globally.
vlan
wlan